ISU Library to host 2015 ACRL Scholarly Communication Roadshow!

You may have heard back in late December that Iowa State University is one of four sites chosen to host the ACRL Scholarly Communications Roadshow Workshop “Scholarly Communication: From Understanding to Engagement” in 2015. The application was a joint effort by Iowa’s three regent university libraries: Iowa State University, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa. We only received confirmation of the date and speakers a short while ago and are in the process of pinning down all of the details of this exciting event.

You can sign up to be notified when more details are available, or to ask a question, on the event page.

What we can tell you is…

When: Wednesday April 15th, 2015. The workshop is an all day event.

Where: Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

The presenters: We are excited to announce that Stephanie Davis-Kahl (Scholarly Communications Librarian, Illinois Wesleyan University) and Kevin Smith (Director, Copyright and Scholarly Communication, Duke University Libraries) will be co-presenting the workshop.

Who should attend: Practitioners. “The workshop is appropriate for those with administrative responsibilities, with new leadership assignments in scholarly communication or digital publishing, as well as liaisons and any others who are seeking to advance their professional development in scholarly communication.” – ACRL.

How do I sign up? We are NOT taking reservations at this time but if you are interested in possibly attending please fill out the form at the bottom of the event page.

Will there be any registration costs involved? We hope not, but cannot commit to this yet as we are still busy working out all of the details. If there is a fee it will be minimal.

Open Access & the Land-Grant Mission: Discussion Panel

One hundred and fifty years ago, Iowa State University was officially designated a land-grant college and operated on the belief that education should be accessible to all. Although a lot has changed in 150 years, including the way we teach and research, Iowa State remains committed to the ideals of the land-grant mission. To honor the continued commitment to educational and research accessibility, researchers from across campus will join members of the library to discuss a future in which we can truly, “share knowledge far beyond the campus borders.”

Open Access & the Land-Grant Mission

Memorial Union Sun Room
Tuesday, October 21st
6:30-8:00pm