(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-10-15)
Ober, John
As Director of the University of California's Office of Scholarly Communication, John assists the University and its ten campuses to create an environment that fosters, and a policy and service infrastructure that enables the maximum dissemination and impact of the University's scholarship, as well as cost-effective access to the scholarship of others. Prior to co-founding the OSC, Ober held positions at the California Digital Library and was on the faculty at Berkeley's School of Library and Information Studies. He currently serves on the Steering Committee of the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) and as co-chair of the ACRL's scholarly communication committee.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2007-10-15)
Van Orsdel, Lee
Lee Van Orsdel, Dean of University Libraries at Grand Valley State University, will give an overview of the major issues in scholarly communication focusing on understanding faculty motivations for participation in the scholarly communication process, the relevance of the issues to libraries, and the importance of library outreach to faculty. Lee will end the session by creating a map of the primary scholarly communication issues and where libraries play a role.