[Circulation] Fwd: [LibStaff] Writers Reading event in the library

[Suzanne Karanikis]

Hello All,

There are two events happening in the library today and tomorrow.   
Today is the Writers Reading at 4:00.  A reminder message from Rachel  
Beckwith follows. Tomorrow there is a talk at noon given by an alumn,  
Rich Schneider, titled Reshaping Scholarly Communication: Why Faculty  
Should Support Open Access Policies.  A description of that event  
follows Rachel's message.  Of course, if you like the Library facebook  
page like some of your coworkers you will get invitations to these  
events there!

Thanks,

Suzanne


 From Rachel:

Dear Library staff,
I hope many of you will be able to attend this event in the library on  
Wednesday, October 3 (mark your calendars!) at 4 pm.   Four of our  
Hampshire faculty (Annie Rogers, Heather Madden, Uzma Aslam Khan, and  
Michael Lesy) will be reading from their work, and a reception  (food  
and wine!) will follow.   Hope to see many of you there-- the postcard  
is attached (thanks Andrew!).    Please spread the word.

You can rsvp on our Library Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/hamplibrary/events


Info about Rich Schneider's talk:

Please join us in the library on Thursday, October 4 for a lunchtime  
talk on open access with Rich Schneider, Hampshire alumnus (87F), and  
an Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the  
University of California at San Francisco (UCSF)

Abstract: The predominant system for scholarly communication has  
become economically unsustainable, restrictive, and critically limited  
in its ability to disseminate Faculty research. Despite the  
diminishing budgets of Colleges and Universities, there
remains a real need to access increasing amounts of scholarly  
materials. The costs of purchasing such materials continue to rise  
exponentially due largely to aggressive practices of many commercial  
publishers who extract billions of dollars in profits every year from  
the business of scholarly communication, particularly in the digital  
marketplace. Learn how to develop and implement a faculty policy that  
will make your journal publications more accessible and ultimately  
help control costs. You can empower viable alternatives to the present  
system, regain control over your publications, and increase the reach,  
visibility, and impact of your research.

Brief Bio:
Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of  
California San Francisco
Director of the Laboratory for Developmental and Evolutionary Skeletal  
Biology and Director of the Developmental and Stem Cell Biology  
Graduate Program




-- 
Suzanne Karanikis
Circulation Supervisor
Harold F. Johnson Library
Hampshire College
893 West Street
Amherst, MA 01002
ph:  413-559-5762
fax: 413-559-5419

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