The Money Trail: Cost and Value in Journal Information Provision
23-24 February 2004
An ASA Conference
Royal College of Nursing, Cavendish Square, London
How are the processes of research and the dissemination of the results of that research funded? Given the budget difficulties faced by libraries in acquiring all the information that they need, this is fast becoming a major issue for all those engaged in the acquisition, distribution and publication of research and scholarly information. This conference examines how the money flows. It looks at all the major issues involved from how research and libraries, both academic and corporate, are funded, how the money is spent, how publishers price their journals, the costs of alternative publishing models such as Open Access, the reasons behind the trend for publishers to grow by merger and acquisition, and how the efficiency of the purchasing system might be improved. Senior figures from the library, publishing and intermediary communities from the USA and Europe will share their knowledge and expertise to provide a major opportunity to discuss and debate these crucial issues.
Programme
DAY 1
- 9.45
- Registration
- 10.30
- Introduction
Peter Lawson, ASA
Session 1: Research funding and the acquisition of knowledge (Chair: Peter Lawson, Chairman ASA)
- 10.40
- How research is funded.
Bahram Bekhradnia, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute
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- 11.20
- The acquisition of knowledge.
Michael A. Keller, Director of Academic Information Resources, Stanford University
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- 12.00
- The value of information.
Natalie Ceeney, Director of Operations and Services, The British Library
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- 12.40
- Discussion and Lunch
Session 2: The Publishing of research information(Chair: Julie Boyd-Reynold, EBSCO)
- 2.00
- The publishing process and how publishers price journals
Sue Corbett, Publishing Director, Blackwell Publishing
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- 2.30
- Do not-for-profit publishers offer better value?
Jerry Cowhig, Director, Institute of Physics Publishing
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Session 3: Funding the libraries (Chair: Julie Boyd-Reynold, EBSCO)
- 3.00
- Economics of open access: gauging the impact on academic library budgets.
T. Scott Plutchak, Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham
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- 3.30
- Consortium finance: the way ahead or a dead end?
Thorsteinn Hallgrimsson, Deputy National Librarian, The National and University Library of Iceland
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- 4.00
- Tea
- 5.00
- The virtual library is a reality: providing and funding a corporate virtual library service.
Roger Brown, Manager Contracts and Licences, Information Management, GlaxoSmithKline
Presentation not available.
- 5.30
- Gathering up the individuals.
Robbie Frazer, Managing Director, Prenax
Presentation not available.
- Discussion
- 6.00
- Reception
DAY 2
Session 4: Mergers and acquisitions (Chair: Rollo Turner, ASA)
- 9.30
- The role of venture capital and private equity.
Derrick Holman, Consultant
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- 10.00
- The merger phenomenon - does size matter?
David Warlock, Chairman, EPS
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- 10.30
- Coffee
Session 5: Improving the efficiency (Chair: Rollo Turner, ASA)
- 11.00
- Prioritising the spend.
Christine Fyfe, Librarian, University of Leicester
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- 11.30
- Keeping research information VAT free.
Teresa Hackett, The Frankfurt Group
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- 12.00
- New serials services to improve efficiency.
Andrew Bevan, EDINA
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- 12.30
- Intermediation improves efficiency, reduces cost.
Debbie Dore, Swets Information Services
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- 1.00
- Discussion, Close and Lunch
Booking details
To book your place at this conference, please use the online booking form provided.
Hotel Accommodation
Accommodation is at two hotels:
For those staying 1 night only the accommodation is at The Grange Fitzrovia Hotel, 20-28 Bolsover St, London (£110 per night for a single room inc VAT and breakfast)
For those staying more than 1 night the accommodation is at The Langham Court Hotel, 31-35 Langham St, London (£110 per night for a single room inc VAT and breakfast)
Delegates will be responsible for their own hotel bills and should pay the hotel directly. To guarantee your room please contact Corporacare with your credit card details.
