FYI.
Rick Kopak wrote: Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:57:13 -0800
From: Rick Kopak
To: asis-l@asis.org
Subject: [Asis-l] First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference CFP
First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference
Vancouver, July 11-13, 2007
WEBSITE: http://pkp.sfu.ca/node/493
The Public Knowledge Project at the University of British Columbia
and Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that the first
international PKP conference will be held from July 1113, 2007 in
Vancouver. The conference will provide opportunities for those
involved in the organization, promotion, and study of scholarly
communication to share and discuss innovative work in scholarly
publishing, with a focus on the contribution that open source
publishing technologies (such as Open Journal Systems) can make to
improving access to research and scholarship on a global and public
scale. The conference will appeal to all those with an interest in
the future of scholarly publishing community: software developers and
technical support specialists; journal publishers, editors, and
staff; librarians; and researchers in scholarly publishing.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Deadline (required): January 15, 2007
Paper and PowerPoint Submission (desired but not required for public
posting): July 1, 2007
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the
Public Knowledge Project, enables participants to submit abstracts
online at http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/submit.php .
Presentations can include:
Single papers (abstract max of 500 words)
Multiple paper sessions (overview max of 500 words)
Call for Papers Announcement
The conference stream for those involved in the practices and study
of journal publishing will focus on the following themes and topics:
* Scholarly publishing in developing countries;
* Open access and the academy: reforming and opening the peer review
process, implications for academic freedom;
* New journals, new models: the how and why of starting a new
journal, new economic models for old journals, encouraging open data
and related practices;
* Promotion and growth: building readership, authorship, and
reviewership; open access is public access - challenges and benefits;
* Improving the features and design of publishing software
The conference stream for librarians and information specialists will
focus on the following themes and topics:
* The role of libraries in supporting and developing emerging or
alternate forms of scholarly communication, e.g., the library as
publisher, implications for collections budgets and policies;
* Incorporating and supporting open access publications as part of
current collections and related services;
* Using PKP software and related open source tools in libraries,
e.g., best practices or case studies.
The conference stream for open source software developers and other
technical experts working with PKP software will address the following:
* Understanding and working with PKP software and its plug-in
architecture;
* Building a PKP developers community including software
contributions and collaborative projects;
* PKP software development priorities and plans.
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FYI.
Rick Kopak
wrote:
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 13:57:13 -0800
From: Rick Kopak
To: asis-l@asis.org
Subject: [Asis-l] First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference CFP
First International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference
Vancouver, July 11-13, 2007
WEBSITE: http://pkp.sfu.ca/node/493
The Public Knowledge Project at the University of British Columbia
and Simon Fraser University is pleased to announce that the first
international PKP conference will be held from July 1113, 2007 in
Vancouver. The conference will provide opportunities for those
involved in the organization, promotion, and study of scholarly
communication to share and discuss innovative work in scholarly
publishing, with a focus on the contribution that open source
publishing technologies (such as Open Journal Systems) can make to
improving access to research and scholarship on a global and public
scale. The conference will appeal to all those with an interest in
the future of scholarly publishing community: software developers and
technical support specialists; journal publishers, editors, and
staff; librarians; and researchers in scholarly publishing.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Abstract Deadline (required): January 15, 2007
Paper and PowerPoint Submission (desired but not required for public
posting): July 1, 2007
This conference, which uses Open Conference Systems developed by the
Public Knowledge Project, enables participants to submit abstracts
online at http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/submit.php .
Presentations can include:
Single papers (abstract max of 500 words)
Multiple paper sessions (overview max of 500 words)
Call for Papers Announcement
The conference stream for those involved in the practices and study
of journal publishing will focus on the following themes and topics:
* Scholarly publishing in developing countries;
* Open access and the academy: reforming and opening the peer review
process, implications for academic freedom;
* New journals, new models: the how and why of starting a new
journal, new economic models for old journals, encouraging open data
and related practices;
* Promotion and growth: building readership, authorship, and
reviewership; open access is public access - challenges and benefits;
* Improving the features and design of publishing software
The conference stream for librarians and information specialists will
focus on the following themes and topics:
* The role of libraries in supporting and developing emerging or
alternate forms of scholarly communication, e.g., the library as
publisher, implications for collections budgets and policies;
* Incorporating and supporting open access publications as part of
current collections and related services;
* Using PKP software and related open source tools in libraries,
e.g., best practices or case studies.
The conference stream for open source software developers and other
technical experts working with PKP software will address the following:
* Understanding and working with PKP software and its plug-in
architecture;
* Building a PKP developers community including software
contributions and collaborative projects;
* PKP software development priorities and plans.
____
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