Hello, Colleagues,
On behalf of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Scholarly Communications Interest Group, we invite you to attend a moderated dialogue, Indexing the Open Access Journal: A Conversation, on Saturday, January 26 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm in the Washington State Convention Center, Room 2A, Seattle, WA.
We are delighted to introduce our panel, representing a diverse array of perspectives on indexing in open access publishing. They are:
The panel will be moderated by the IG’s vice-chair, Emma Molls (University of Minnesota) and chair, Sarah Beaubien (Grand Valley State University.)
Serial publishing has become more complex and more innovative as the number of research journals has increased. New types of publishers, including libraries as publishers, have contributed to the increase of open access and digital-only journals. This session will bring together librarians, library publishers, and database vendors to discuss the evolution of indexes and databases, services that support discoverability and researcher needs, and the evolving relationships between database vendors and publishers.
Attendees and speakers will be asked to consider a future of scholarly databases in which more journals are open access. Historically, one of the primary goals of indexing was to aid in discoverability of content. With the advances of Google, Google Scholar, and effective search-engine optimization, how is indexing - and the need for it - evolving? How will researchers use databases? Why will researchers use databases? How will content be selected for inclusion? What can recent developments within databases tell us about the future? What potential partnerships could exist between libraries, publishers, and database vendors?
We hope to see you there!
Sarah Beaubien
Associate Dean of Curriculum, Research, & User Services
Grand Valley State University Libraries
616-331-2631