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Rachel Chance

American Library Association
Acquisitions Editor
Chicago, Illinois
Websitehttps://alastore.ala.org/
ALA Neal-Schuman publishes resources used worldwide by library and information professionals, scholars, and educators. Our authors and developers are the leaders in their fields, and their ideas are delivered in a growing range of print and electronic formats, including books/ebooks, international editions, interactive workshops, and eCourses.
Wednesday, November 7
 

10:30am EST

“They Didn’t Teach This in Library School”: Identifying core knowledges for beginning acquisitions librarians Grand Ballroom 2, Gaillard CenterCris Ferguson • Lindsay Cronk • Rachel Fleming

11:30am EST

A Tale of Two Systems: Open Educational Resources and Affordable Learning Solutions Colonial Ballroom, Embassy SuitesDavid Hellman • Ron Leonard • Neil Sorensen • George Wrenn

1:00pm EST

Academic Libraries and Curriculum Collection Development Grand Ballroom 2, Gaillard CenterBeth Bernhardt • Robert Boissy • Michael Levine-Clark

2:30pm EST

Red Light, Green Light: The Intersection of Libraries, Vendors, Apps and OER Citadel Green Room South, Embassy SuitesChrista Bailey • Adriana Poo Short Books: Why They are Published, the Obstacles they Face, and their Prospects for Success Pinckney Room, Francis Marion HotelMatthew Ismail • Steve Weiland Spring Forward: Collaborating to Build and Assess a Collection of Learning Objects Rutledge Room, Francis Marion HotelStephanie Jacobs • Audrey Powers Textbook Alternatives for Less Expensive and Better Pedagogy Salon II, Gaillard CenterDavid Stern Stopwatch Session Carolina Ballroom B, Francis Marion HotelTony Horava • Catherine Anderson • Sayeed Choudhury • Jennifer Culley • Sven Fund • Paul Gahn • Thomas Phillips • Alexandria Quesenberry

3:40pm EST

Open Access Books: The 2018 Progress Report. Carolina Ballroom A, Francis Marion HotelSven Fund Supporting Open Education with the Wind at Your Back: Lessons for OER Programs from the Open Textbook Toolkit Citadel Green Room South, Embassy SuitesWill Cross • Erica Hayes • Mira Waller

4:40pm EST

Are Economic Pressures on University Press Acquisitions Quietly Changing the Shape of the Scholarly Record? Grand Ballroom 3, Gaillard CenterMeg White • Emily Farrell • Nicole Kendzejeski • Mahinder S. Kingra • Kizer Walker The Scholarly Kitchen Live - Chat With the Chefs Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterLettie Conrad • David Crotty • Joseph Esposito • Robert Harington • Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe • Judy Luther • Alice Meadows • Ann Michael

5:45pm EST

Poster Sessions and Happy Hour Networking Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelTom Gilson 11 Exploring Avenues to Help Health Science Students with Textbook Access via the Library’s Electronic Resources Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelRobert Britton • Jie Li

7:00pm EST

Annual Conference Reception South Carolina AquariumElsevier
 
Thursday, November 8
 

9:30am EST

Blockchain: The Big Picture for Publishing! Grand Ballroom 3, Gaillard CenterAnthony Watkinson • Joris van Rossum Charleston Fast Pitch Competition Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterSteve Goodall • Kent Anderson • Jim O'Donnell • Rebecca Seger

10:30am EST

Sustainable Open Access Approaches: Benefits for Researchers, Librarians, and Publishers Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterCaroline Campbell • Diane Fulkerson • Julia Gelfand • Mehdi Khosrow-Pour • Kevin Sayar The Library's Opportunity in Affordable Textbooks Grand Ballroom 3, Gaillard CenterJoseph Esposito • Mark Cummings • Gwen Evans • Mark McBride

11:30am EST

Getting E-Books into Courses: How Libraries can Partner with Faculty to Ease the Textbook Affordability Crisis Grand Ballroom 3, Gaillard CenterDave Comeaux • Kara Kroes Li • Jeanne Pavy International Partnerships for Open-Access Models Salon I, Gaillard CenterCheryl Ball • Curtis Brundy • Tiffany Moxham • Emilie Paquin Stopwatch Session Ashley Room, Courtyard MarriottCris Ferguson • Tina M. Adams • Tonia Graves • Nettie Lagace • Howard Ratner

12:30pm EST

Integration and Innovation - Building the future of teaching, learning, and research Colonial Ballroom, Embassy SuitesRoger Valade • ProQuest and Ex Libris

1:00pm EST

ATG Trend Talk Salon I, Gaillard CenterKiyomi Deards • Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe • Athena Hoeppner • Heather Staines • Katina Strauch Digital Rights Management: A Long and Winding Road to DRM-free Ebooks in Academic Libraries Grand Ballroom 2, Gaillard CenterMirela Roncevic • Ben Ashcroft • Alison Bradley • Angela Dresselhaus • Kara Kroes Li • Kari Paulson • Dean Smith Standing Together Before We Fall Apart: Solving the Content as Data Problem Carolina Ballroom A, Francis Marion HotelIvy Anderson • Marc Cormier • Mike Furlough • Darby Orcutt • Megan Senseney • Kate Wittenberg

2:30pm EST

Taking An OER initiative to the next level: Scaling Good Ideas and Sustaining Partnerships Carolina Ballroom A, Francis Marion HotelRegina Gong • Jamison Miller Toward Simplified, Digital-first Book Publishing—The Case for Open Source Rutledge Room, Francis Marion HotelCatherine Mitchell • Erich van Rijn

3:40pm EST

A Dream of Spring: Academic Libraries' Services to Graduate Students Colonial Ballroom, Embassy SuitesRachel Fleming-May • Jordan Kaufman Textbooks are expensive but adopting OER can be challenging: two models for libraries to provide e-textbook access Grand Ballroom 1, Gaillard CenterBrian Boling • Karen Kohn • Russell Michalak • Monica Rysavy Why should we care about metrics for OA books? Grand Ballroom 3, Gaillard CenterJohn Blosser • Ros Pyne • Erich van Rijn • Sara Rouhi
 
Friday, November 9
 

8:30am EST

The Long Arm of the Law Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelAnn Okerson • Kenneth Crews • William M. Hannay

9:45am EST

Going it Alone: Why University Presses are Creating Their Own EBook Collections Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelHeather Staines • Terry Ehling • Sharla Lair • Charles Watkinson The Winds of Change: A New Model for Specialized LIS Education Gold Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelRachel Fleming-May • Dania Bilal • Amy Forrester • Regina Mays • Carol Tenopir

10:45am EST

Innovation Lightning Round 1 Gold Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelBobby Hollandsworth • David Brennan • Julie Kane • Kaci Resau • Mitchell Scott • Christy Shorey • Paul Tavner Understanding Open Access Ebook Usage: Toward a Common Framework Carolina Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelKevin Hawkins • Brian O'Leary • Katherine Skinner • Charles Watkinson

12:00pm EST

Closing Session and Poll-A-Palooza Gold Ballroom, Francis Marion HotelBarbara Meyers Ford • Erin Gallagher • Stephen Rhind-Tutt • Anthony Watkinson