From: "Quinn, Brian" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:24:27 +0000 The Collection Management Section of ALCTS and the ACRL Science and Technology Section are hosting a forum at ALA Midwinter: Title: Scholarly Communication and Collections: From Crisis to Creative Response Date: Sunday, January 27, 2012 Time: 4:30pm – 5:30pm Location: Renaissance Seattle Hotel – Compass South Room Abstract: Over the past decade, consolidation of the publishing industry, accompanied by unsustainable pricing models has created a crisis in scholarly communication that affects universities, libraries, faculty, and students. Nationally and internationally, libraries are being forced to decrease access to scholarly publishing due to increasing journal costs and declining budgets. In response, libraries and scholars have taken a leadership role in the area of open access to deal with the crisis and attempt to make the current model more sustainable. As libraries continue to lead open access efforts, it is important to educate librarians on the issues of scholarly communication so they can collaborate with faculty and become a part of an effective scholarly communication program. In addition, it is vital for libraries to have a formalized strategy to incorporate open access into collection development policies and activities to continue this momentum. The ALCTS Collection Management Section and the ACRL Science and Technology Section are co-sponsoring a Forum to discuss these issues. Speakers include: Robin Champeiux – Oregon Health Sciences University Lori Critz – Georgia Institute of Technology ##