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Association of College and Research Libraries | Western New York Ontario Chapter

WNY/O ACRL

Fall 2010

In This IssueLetter from the President | Member News | Fall Conference Q & A with Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson | Spring Conference

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Presidential Notesby Marc Bayer

Hope everyone had a wonderful summer: The second warmest 6 month stretch in recorded WNY history sure made it a memorable one. Now that the leaves are turning and we are back in full-force, I hope you are excited to continue the dis-cussion on scholarly communication at the WNY/O ACRL Fall Confer-ence, Scholarly Communication 2: Copyright and Open Access.

What’s so great about the scholarly communication and the open access movement? Academic libraries’ mission require us to be the heart of our communities, and scholarly communication turns our focus inward from publishers, vendors, and information providers to fac-ulty and students and researchers on campus. Libraries have always been about openness and accessi-bility but how well do our constitu-ents know about the open access movement? I think we would all be curious to know faculty answers to the following questions:

“How Familiar are you with DOAJ.org, the directory of open access journals?”

“How well do you agree with the following statement: Open Access Journals are important because they lead to wider dissemination

in scholarly communication, and greater usage and impact.”

“Should the two be mutually exclusive, which is a greater factor in choosing a journal to publish your research; prestige or citation frequency?

“Have you ever used Sherpa/Romeo to investigate publisher copyright policies before submitting an article to a journal?

In an age of utility, specialization, and group-think, academic librarians

questions discouraging:

“I already read the top three journalsneed for other input, and so don’t use a journal directory.”

“The top three journals I read are used by all my peers. The informa-tion is not pertinent to any other audience so wide dissemination is not a factor.”

“I care more about the citation reports for the journal I publish my article in than for anything else.”

“I care less about the functions of copyright and the publishing indus-try than getting information to my peer group.”

Still, I think we can all agree that the traditional methods of scholarly communication are becoming more and more problematic.

For hundreds of years, publishing articles in scholarly journals has been the accepted way to ensure that research is made available. This traditional model of scholarly communication is breaking down, with an explosion in the number of publications, accompanied by an exorbitant increase in journal cost.

The emergence of new technolo-gies over the past several years has allowed scholars to re-think this model and to explore alternative

-ings. Digital technologies hold the promise for stimulating new com-munication models that expand the dissemination of scholarly research

libraries.

Hopefully you can join us Novem-ber 5th to continue discussing this lively topic. See you there!

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About the Roycroft Inn Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986, the Roycroft Campus was the

and Crafts movement of the early 20th century. The inn was initially built in 1905 to accommodate thousands of annual visitors to the campus famous for its community of craftspeople in printing, bookbinding, metalworking, and other arts.

Restored to mirror its original appearance in 1995, the Inn offers a glimpse back in time but with modern amenities.

Scholarly Communication 2: Copyright and Open Access

Fall Conference

Nov 5, 2010Roycroft Inn

40 South Grove StreetEast Aurora, NY 14052-2393,

United States(716) 652-5552

http://www.roycroftinn.com

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson, Faculty of Law and

Faculty of Information and Media Studies, University of Western Ontario

The WNYO ACRL 2010 Fall Conference will continue to explore topics on Scholarly Communication that began in the May 2010 Spring Conference in Niagara Falls. Presentation topics will include the development of Scholarly Communication policies and programs for

copyright, open access publishing, and institutional repositories in academic libraries.

Session 1:

Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson, University of Western Ontario, Keynote AddressCopyright in Canada and the U.S.

Session 2:

Scholarly Communication Workshop

Session 3:

Tim Ribaric, Digital Librarian, Brock University

“Institutional Repositories 101: Or the birth of the Brock Digital Repository”

Session 4:

Ben Wagner, Sciences Librarian, Univ. at Buffalo“Open Access Publishing: More Readers, More Impact

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Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson is a professor at the University of Western Ontario and works with both the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Information and Media Studies. She practiced law in Toronto before receiving her doctoral degree in Library Science. Her thesis, entitled “The Impact of the Ontario Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, 1987 upon Affected Organizations”, received a Doctoral Dissertation Award from the American Society of Information Science.

Dr. Wilkinson teaches a wide variety of classes dealing with intellectual property and information and media law including courses in copyright, patents, trademarks, privacy and censor-ship for the Faculty of Law and has published extensively in these areas for major legal and information science journals.

Keynote Speaker Six Questions for the Keynote Speaker1. How did you become interested in intellectual property issues?

I became interested in IP because I became interested in all aspects of law

practicing as a lawyer and law was expe-

2. How does your joint appointment in both the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Information & Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario inform your views on intellectual property issues?

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3. What made you decide to pursue a degree in library and information science after practicing law?

4. What will have a larger potential impact on the services that libraries provide in the future: copyright or open access?

answer will be different in Canada and

Continued below....

Dr. Margaret Ann Wilkinson

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Membership by Institution1

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Membership Update

University at Buffalo 14 Brock University 8 Niagara University 5 University of Guelph 4 Hilbert College 4 Medaille College 4 Monroe Community College 3 Niagara College 3 SUNY Geneseo 3 Niagara County Comm College 2 Genesee Community College 2 NYS College of Ceramics Alfred 2 Erie Community College 2 Corning Community College 2 SUNY Fredonia 2 Alfred State College 2 Keuka College 2

Ryerson University 2 Buffalo State College 2 SUNY Cortland 1 ITT Technical Institute 1 D’Youville College 1 Bryant & Stratton College 1 University of Toronto (Student) 1 Daemon College 1 Trocaire College Library 1 Cornell University (Emeritus) 1 SUNY at Fredonia 1 St. Bonaventure University 1 Nazareth College 1 Syracuse University 1 SUNY Brockport 1 McMaster University 1

David Bertuca

Pat Viele gave a contributed paper at the summer meeting of the American Association of Physics Teachers. The title of her talk was “Information Fluency: Where to Start?”.

There were about 900 attendees at the meeting, which was held in Portland,

Oregon. Attendees included high school faculty, college faculty and both undergrad and grad students. Pat has created a small collection of

comPADRE.

Member News

5. How might the wider adoption of technologies such as e-readers impact copyright issues?

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6. If you were stranded on an island with an e-reader which books would you hope were loaded on the device?

If I was stranded on a desert island

Six Questions Continued....

Membership Chair

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Student Fund UpdateCongratulations to University of Buffalo student Paul Bond! He is the winner of the Chapter Student Grant Award for attending the Spring Conference. Paul is a graduate student in the Department of Library and Information Studies .

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Spring 2010 ConferenceRed Coach Inn, Niagara Falls, NY

Getting the Word Out: Scholarly Communication

and Academic Libraries

Part One of WNY/O ACRL’s Scholarly Communication conference series.

The event featured lively discussion in a lovely setting.

Thanks to all who presented and attended for making it such a great event!

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To Do:

Please renew

your WNY/O

ACRL

membership

this fall.

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Thank you.

September 1, 2010

Starting Balance (July 1, 2010) $6,051.11

Revenue Total Revenue1 802.93

Student Fund Starting Balance2 $843.39 Student Fund Balance 843.39

Expenses Board Meeting, other $169.39 Spring 2011 Conference deposit3 2,000.00 Bank fees (3.50/mo.+ serv. charges) 3.50 Canadian Exchange 93.07

Total Expenses (2,265.96)

Ending Balance (August 31, 2010) $4,588.08

1 2 Student Fund balance included in balances 3 Conference deposit for April 29, 2011 Joint conference WNY/O ACRL & OCULA.

Spring 2011

Conference

April 29, 2011

Inn on the Twenty3845 Main St, Jordan, Ontario

905-562-7313http://www.innonthetwenty.com/

Joint WNYO ACRL & OCULA Event

Innovation and Creativity

in Academic Librarianship

TREASURER’S REPORT (Mid-Quarter)

Submitted by David J. Bertuca, Treasurer

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Fall Conference Friday November 5, 2010Roycroft Inn, 40 South Grove Street, East Aurora, NY

1-877-652-5552 / http://www.roycroftinn.com/

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