SSP Seminar Announcement Marcia Tuttle 22 Sep 1993 14:26 UTC
Society for Scholarly Publishing Seminar Series ---------- PROFIT, TECHNOLOGY & SCHOLARSHIP A One-Day Seminar Examining Their Relationships Sheraton Suites ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Monday, October 18, 1993 ---------- This seminar examines the effects of technology on publishing and scholarship in the 1990s, as well as the economics of electronic scholarly publishing. We will consider the impact of technology _and_ profits on the relationships between publishers and scholars. This seminar will benefit: o Publishers with electronic publishing programs who want to learn more about the effects of technology on scholarship. o Publishers considering electronic publication who are concerned about the economics of electronic publishing and the market demand for electronic formats. o Scholars and librarians who are concerned about the effect of technology and profits on the scholarly mission. o Anyone interested in learning about the future of scholarship and scholarly communication in the electronic age. ---------- 8:00 - 9:00 Registration 9:00 - 10:15 SESSION I: IS PROFIT POSSIBLE? Eric Calaluca (Paratext) - Back to Basics: Publishing is Publishing Dick Wood (UMI) - Risk-taking and the Electronic Publishing Environment (UMI/IEEE Project) Speaker from Knight-Ridder - Bringing Electronic Publications to the Consumer: Economic Considerations 10:45 - 12:00 SESSION II: SUPPORTING SCHOLARSHIP OR THWARTING PUBLISHING? Jane Rosenberg (National Endowment for the Humanities) Role of the Grant Making Foundation in Electronic Publishing Mike Neuman (Georgetown University Academic Computing Center) - Self-Publishing vs. Working with the Publisher: the Best of Both Worlds 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch 1:00 - 2:15 SESSION III: TECHNOLOGY: DOES THE PUBLISHER _HAVE_ TO GET INVOLVED? Royalynn O'Connor (Oxford University Press) - Pushed or Pulled: Seventy Titles and Still Going; Does it Make Sense? Carolyn Dyer (READEX) - The Scholarly Market: Are Demands Driving the Publisher? William Mathews (Research Publications) - Placing the Format in its Proper Perspective 2:45 - 4:00 SESSION IV: SCHOLARSHIP: BYTING THE DUST? OR REACHING FULL POTENTIAL? David Seaman (University of Virginia Electronic Text Center) - Supplying the Scholar with Integrated Resources: the Seamless Information System Susan Hockey (Center for Electronic Texts in the Humanities) - Beyond the Reference Tool: Large Full Text Databases and their Importance to Scholarship ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PROFIT, TECHNOLOGY & SCHOLARSHIP REGISTRATION FORM Last Name: First Name: Title: Organization: Address: City: State: ZIP: Phone: FAX: E-Mail: Do you need disabled or other special services? If so, please describe: Vegetarian meal required? ___ SSP Member: Early Registration - $195 Postmarked after October 8 - $245 ___ Non-Member: Early Registration - $245 Postmarked after October 8 - $295 $_________ Amount Enclosed ___ This form confirms a FAX registration ___ Check made payable to SSP ___Visa ___ MC Credit Card #: Name of Cardholder: Signature: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- CANCELLATION POLICY: Full refund for cancellation received at least one week prior to the seminar date. All others subject to $50 service fee. There are no refunds for cancellations received less than 72 hours prior to the seminar. Mail this form to: SSP Seminar Registration 10200 West 44th Avenue Suite #304 Wheat Ridge CO 80033 Phone: 303 422-3914 FAX: 303 422-8894 ---------- Marcia Tuttle University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill tuttle@gibbs.oit.unc.edu