From: Jennifer McLennan <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2011 12:03:08 -0500 At the upcoming meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Dallas, TX, SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) will co-host a timely panel discussion on “Getting the rights right for the future of scholarly communication.” The potential for using the digital environment to accelerate scholarship depends not only on unfettered access to publications and data, but also – equally – on having the clearly stated rights to use and re-use the materials. Only with full re-use rights are we able to realize the true potential of Open Access to create new knowledge, build on earlier findings, and translate research for educational and commercial use. The next SPARC/ACRL forum will explore the troubles of getting the rights piece wrong and how we can unlock the future of scholarship and scholarly communication if we get the rights piece right. For details, visit: http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/11-1202.shtml ------------------------------------- Jennifer McLennan Director of Programs & Operations SPARC [log in to unmask] (202) 296-2296 x121 Fax: (202) 872-0884 http://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifermclennan http://www.arl.org/sparc -------------------------------------- The SPARC Open Access Meeting March 11 - 13, 2012 Kansas City http://www.arl.org/sparc/meetings/oa12 -------------------------------------- Open Access Week 2012 October 22 - 28 http://www.openaccessweek.org