From: Sandy Thatcher <[log in to unmask]>

How about communications between a university press and the library on
the same campus, before and after a merger has occurred?

Sandy Thatcher



> From: Erin Gallagher <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2015 16:20:59 +0000
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> I thought you might be interested in sharing this call for papers with
> other colleagues via e-mail or Facebook--or even better, submitting an
> abstract yourself!  I'm guest editing this issue of Against the Grain;
> details below.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Erin
>
> ***Please pardon any duplication***
>
> Call for Papers:  Speak Up!--Communication between Academic Librarians
> and Scholarly Publishers
>
> I invite you to submit brief abstracts (1-2 paragraphs) prior to
> September 4th, 2015 for the December/January 2015/2016 issue of
> Against the Grain.
>
> We are interested in a variety of perspectives and combinations of
> perspectives.  Distributors, publishers, vendors, consultants, library
> patrons, and library workers are encouraged to send your ideas to
> [log in to unmask]
>
> We're particularly interested in:
>
> ·  best (or worst) practices from the library side and from the
> scholarly publisher/vendor/provider side.  What works and what
> doesn't?  How did you arrive at these realizations?
>
> · how do libraries take advantage of fruitful publisher relationships
> to negotiate for better pricing/license terms/etc.?
>
> · how relationships between libraries and publishers have evolved as a
> result of models like evidence-based acquisition, demand-driven
> acquisition, "big deal" packages, pay-per-view, etc.
>
> · how librarians have adopted concrete policies or even created
> specific positions in the library to deal with publisher
> communications.
>
> · how consortia handle publisher communications.
>
> · perspectives on the future of library/publisher communications and
> how we can improve even further.
>
> Erin Gallagher
> Electronic Resources & Serials Librarian
> Olin Library
> Rollins College
> Winter Park, FL 32789
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