Open Access and Licensing: heresy or synergy?

by Ms Ann Okerson (Yale University)

Monday 16 Mar 2009, 15:30 → 16:30 Europe/Zurich

40-S2-C01 (CERN)

Library consortia have a decades-long history, but with the advent of Web-based information, the numbers have grown rapidly as libraries have joined together to license and utilize electronic resources. The talk will review briefly the history and profile of such consortia, which vary enormously in size, funding, and mandate/mission. The results of a survey of International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) members' statements about current and new directions will be reported. BIO: Since 1996, Ann Okerson has been at Yale, following experience in academic library management, the commercial sector, and as senior program officer at the Association of Research Libraries. In 1996, she organized the Northeast Research libraries consortium (NERL), a group of 27 large and over 50 smaller libraries negotiating for electronic information and engaging in other cooperative activities. She is one of the active, founding spirits of the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC). Activities include many projects, publications, advisory boards, and speaking engagements around the world, as well as professional awards. She is a leader in licensing electronic scholarly resources, developing a model contract used by libraries and organizations everywhere. She is a Principal Investigator on several grants for building components of a Middle East Virtual Library and a Foundation grant for improving liberal arts teaching through use of library special collections. The presentation will be in English.