Greetings Colleagues, I trust you're well. Today I'm celebrating the self-educated mathematician, astronomer, inventor and writer Benjamin Banneker. Born on November 9, 1731 in Ellicott's Mills, Maryland, Banneker was a free African-American who owned a farm near Baltimore. He became an active writer of almanacs and was appointed by President George Washington to the District of Columbia Commission. Scholarly Communications: How Scholarship is Changing - Thursday, August 27, 1:00 ET Description The move to online distribution of scholarship has given rise to the open access movement, which is working to improve the scholarly publishing and distribution process. The current open access landscape, which includes new economic models and new grant funder requirements, is continually evolving and providing new opportunities for library services. The open access movement also provides opportunities for faculty authors to reach more readers and for universities to fulfill their mission of generating new knowledge. This webinar will provide an overview of the changes in scholarly communications and how libraries have a role to play in overcoming challenges and taking advantage of opportunities. Learning Outcomes At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to define open access, identify the components of the open access movement in the United States, explain the roles libraries are playing, and discuss the potential benefits for faculty and the university. Instructor Lisa Macklin is the director of the Scholarly Communications Office for Emory University Libraries and Information Technology. As both a librarian and a lawyer, Lisa focuses on copyright, licensing, and scholarly communication issues, working with faculty and students on the application of copyright law to teaching, research, and scholarship. She also advocates for a transition to open access, and her office is responsible for OpenEmory, an open access repository of faculty articles, and Emory's Open Access Publishing Fund. Her interests include transformations in scholarship and publishing, including new models of scholarship in digital form and the open access movement. Registration Paste this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BXQW6TC into your address bar and register no later than Friday, August 21st. The registration link will get forwarded on Monday, August 24th. Stay tuned! Sandra SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-702-5854 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree NW Suite 200 Atlanta,GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (LYRASIS) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.