Scholarly Communication in the Digital Age -- Texas A&M Conference

This conference is now long over, but records and references are still available; follow the links.

The Changing Landscape of Scholarly Communication In the Digital Age
Wednesday, February 11-13, 2009
Annenberg Presidential Conference Center Texas A&M University

NOTE: Streaming videos of the symposium are now available.

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There is no charge for participation in the symposium, but early registration is strongly advised.
This three-day symposium will cover the following major topics:

• open access
• intellectual property rights
• peer-reviewed electronic journal and book publishing
• improving access to publicly funded research and the scholarly work of faculty
• the effects of new scholarly publishing models on the promotion and tenure process
• how university presses can best contribute and sustain themselves in this changing landscape
• the best uses of university resources to cover these mission-centered responsibilities and costs
• the role of the university libraries as institutional repositories and facilitators for faculty scholarship

Letter of invitation from Dr. Jeffrey S. Vitter, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academics, Texas A&M University

Selected Background Readings