From: "Diane Goldenberg-Hart diane@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 12:27:00 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [108.51.134.87] (account diane@cni.org HELO cnidianmbproi73.fios-router.home) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 36100916 for CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org; Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:01:44 -0500 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_1148AA91-CAD1-481A-B267-3B95A65E8DA3" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 12.4 \(3445.104.11\)) Subject: SCS20 CFP - Strategies for Transitioning Journals to Sustainability X-Original-Message-Id: <53D1FCAA-9ACE-4D41-92CA-99205C3F2DE7@cni.org> References: <942B16D2-850C-4BA9-8278-9FEECD522B7F@cni.org> X-Original-To: "CNI Announce CNI-ANNOUNCE@cni.org" X-Original-Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 11:01:33 -0500 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3445.104.11) --Apple-Mail=_1148AA91-CAD1-481A-B267-3B95A65E8DA3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 This scholarly communications event will undoubtedly be of interest to = many in the CNI community. Proposals are now being accepted; details = below. -Diane Goldenberg-Hart, CNI -------- The 2020 Scholarly Communication Symposium is seeking presentation = proposals for this year=E2=80=99s conference, which will be held on May = 10-11, 2020 in Greensboro, NC. The theme of this year=E2=80=99s = conference is =E2=80=9CStrategies for Transitioning Journals to = Sustainability=E2=80=9D, and will focus on how libraries and other = academic institutions are planning and implementing interventions, = alternative publishing models, and other responses to the ongoing = serials crisis. The past year has been notable because of the boycott of Elsevier by the = University of California system, as well as the unbundling of so-called = big deal subscription packages at many major flagship universities. A = key category of questions this symposium will engage with could be = summarized as, =E2=80=9CIf not Elsevier, then what?=E2=80=9D = Alternatives to monopoly publishers include transitions to high-quality = peer-reviewed open access (OA) journals, OA mandates by funding = agencies, and governmental responses to monopolistic control of = scholarly communication. Major presenters who have already committed to speak at this year=E2=80=99= s symposium include our keynote Heather Joseph (SPARC Executive = Director), librarians from California and other states who have either = boycotted or unbundled Elsevier subscription packages, faculty editors = from around the world who have taken their journals independent of = Elsevier, funding agency officials who have instituted OA mandates, and = legal experts who will speak to government oversight of scholarly = communication. We invite proposals for short presentations regarding any topic related = to our theme of strategies for transitioning journals to = sustainability. If you would like to submit a proposal, use the CFP = submission form at URL http://go.uncg.edu/scs20 = Registration is not yet open for the conference, but will be coming = soon. For more information and future updates, see the conference = website at URL: http://libconf.uncg.edu =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to To postpone your subscription, E-mail to To resume mail list message delivery from postpone mode, E-mail to = Send administrative queries to Visit the CNI-ANNOUNCE e-mail list archive at = . --Apple-Mail=_1148AA91-CAD1-481A-B267-3B95A65E8DA3 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
This scholarly communications event will = undoubtedly be of interest to many in the CNI community. Proposals are = now being accepted; details below.

-Diane Goldenberg-Hart, CNI

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The = 2020 Scholarly Communication Symposium is seeking presentation proposals = for this year=E2=80=99s conference, which will be held on May 10-11, = 2020 in Greensboro, NC.  The theme of this year=E2=80=99s = conference is =E2=80=9CStrategies for Transitioning Journals to = Sustainability=E2=80=9D, and will focus on how libraries and other = academic institutions are planning and implementing interventions, = alternative publishing models, and other responses to the ongoing = serials crisis.

The past year has been = notable because of the boycott of Elsevier by the University of = California system, as well as the unbundling of so-called big deal = subscription packages at many major flagship universities.  A key = category of questions this symposium will engage with could be = summarized as, =E2=80=9CIf not Elsevier, then what?=E2=80=9D =  Alternatives to monopoly publishers include transitions to = high-quality peer-reviewed open access (OA) journals, OA mandates by = funding agencies, and governmental responses to monopolistic control of = scholarly communication.

Major presenters = who have already committed to speak at this year=E2=80=99s symposium = include our keynote Heather Joseph (SPARC Executive Director), = librarians from California and other states who have either boycotted or = unbundled Elsevier subscription packages, faculty editors from around = the world who have taken their journals independent of Elsevier, funding = agency officials who have instituted OA mandates, and legal experts who = will speak to government oversight of scholarly communication.

We invite proposals for short presentations = regarding any topic related to our theme of  strategies for = transitioning journals to sustainability.  If you would like to = submit a proposal, use the CFP submission form at URL http://go.uncg.edu/scs20

Registration is not yet open for the conference, but will be = coming soon.  For more information and future updates, see the = conference website at URL: http://libconf.uncg.edu


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