SSP Annual Meeting: Advancing Scholarly Communities in the Brave NOW World

["Karen King" <KKing@nutrition.org>]

SIGN UP NOW! The SSP 2009 Annual Meeting is just around the 
corner!

Librarians still get a reduced registration rate of $350.

Come and hear top-tier keynote and session speakers address 
topics like these:

*Opening Keynote: Media Rearchitecting Science: A New Vision and 
Framework for STM in the 21st Century, Adam Bly, Seed Media Group

*Plenary-Publishing and Libraries: Securing Our Future in the 
Brave "Now" World--More Questions Than Answers? Charles Lowry, 
Association of Research Libraries

Some of the exciting concurrent sessions include (take a look at 
the SSP site for a complete list of speakers):

*We Have Seen the Future and It Is Us - Maria Bonn, University of 
Michigan Libraries; Catherine Candee, California Digital Library; 
Sylvia Miller, International Computing

*Handhelds in Academia: E-Books and Beyond - Ameer Ahmed, 
ARTstor; Kent Anderson, New England Journal of Medicine; David 
Seaman, Dartmouth College Library

*Google Book Search Settlement and Beyond: Implications for 
Publishers, Libraries and Users - Jonathan Band, PLLC Technology 
Law and Policy; Janet Fisher, Publishers' Communication Group; 
Jay Schafer, University of Massachusetts - Amherst Libraries

An unprecedented 17 topics will be offered during Friday's luncheon
discussion roundtables, where you can gather with other attendees to
discussion issues such as these:

*Impact Metrics: IF, Eigenfactor, and More
*Institutional Repositories
*Open Access Update
*How Are You Using Your Web Statistics?
*Should Libraries Develop Publishing Services?
*How to Integrate Social Networking into Your Offering
*Library Subscription Costs in the "Now" Economy

SEE the WEBSITE for MORE!

Please join us at the SSP 31st Annual Meeting in Baltimore, May 
27-29, at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront Hotel. Members and 
nonmembers are welcome.

For more details about seminars, keynote and plenary addresses, 
and concurrent sessions, go to: www.sspnet.org/

Submitted by Karen King