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State of the Community

Webinar

Scope

Join us as we reflect on the profound transformations that have shaped our community over the last few years, as well as respond to the impact of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. This session will explore the evolving landscape of scholarly communication, review the implications of recent policy shifts, and consider what lies ahead for our industry.

Confirmed speakers include Trevor Dawes, Vice Provost, Libraries and Museums, University of Delaware; Celeste Feather, Library Consortium Content and Scholarly Communications Director, Lyrasis; Qiana Johnson, Associate Dean of Libraries, Collections and Content Strategist, Dartmouth College; Andrew Joseph, Digital Publisher, Wits University Press; Sara Rouhi, Director, Open Science and Publishing Innovation, AIP Publishing; and Caroline Sutton, CEO, STM. 

Alice Meadows, co-founder, MoreBrains will serve as the program moderator. The program is coordinated by NISO Education Committee Member Alice Meadows.

Event Sessions

Speakers

Trevor Dawes

Vice Provost, Libraries and Museums
University of Delaware

Celeste Feather

Library Consortium Content and Scholarly Communications Director
Lyrasis

Qiana Johnson

Associate Dean of Libraries, Collections and Content Strategies
Dartmouth College

Sara Rouhi

Director, Open Science and Publishing Innovation
AIP Publishing

Caroline Sutton

CEO, International Association of Science, Technology and Medical Publishers
STM

Alice Meadows, co-founder of MoreBrains, will serve as the program moderator.

In anticipation of the discussion, the following questions have been posed to the panel:

How would you sum up the current state of the community or communities that you serve? 

Looking ahead to the next 3-5 years, what are you most concerned about? What do you think the biggest challenges will be?  

In the same timeframe, what are the opportunities?

Related Information and Shared Resources:

PM plans to 'unleash AI' across UK to boost growth by Liv McMahon, Zoe Kleinman & Charlotte Edwards (BBC News)

Why learned society publishers are struggling and what we can do about it by Rob Johnson (UKSG)

Quantifying Consolidation in the Scholarly Journals Market by David Crotty (Scholarly Kitchen)

Scientists fear underfunded Argentina research on verge of collapse by Tomás VIOLA (phys.org)

Additional Information

NISO assumes organizations register as a group. The model assumes that an unlimited number of staff will be watching the live broadcast in a single location, but also includes access to an archived recording of the event for those who may have timing conflicts. 

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Registrants for an event may cancel participation and receive a refund (less $30.00) if the notice of cancellation is received at NISO HQ (nisohq@niso.org) one full week prior to the event date. If received less than 7 days before, no refund will be provided. 

Links to the archived recording of the broadcast are distributed to registrants 24-48 business hours following the close of the live event. Access to that recording is intended for internal use of fellow staff at the registrant’s organization or institution. Shared resources are posted to the NISO event page.

Broadcast Platform

NISO uses the Zoom platform for the purpose of broadcasting our live events. Zoom provides apps for a variety of computing devices (tablets, laptops, etc.) To view the broadcast, you will need a device that supports the Zoom app. Attendees may also choose to listen just to audio on their phones. Sign-on credentials include the necessary dial-in numbers, if that is your preference. Once notified of their availability, recordings may be viewed from the Zoom platform.