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SEFLIN Spring Membership Meeting

May 16, 2014 11:30am -

May 16, 2014 03:00pm

Event Type: Meeting

Speaker Information

Putting Libraries in the Publishing Driver’s Seat

Lately it seems libraries are in the back seat when it comes to providing access to e-books and other digital content. While 2013 was a break-through year in that ALA advocacy brought all major publishers into the library e-book market, work continues on licensing terms. One emerging trend promises to enable library leadership and deepen community connections around content development. Libraries have a long history of enabling content creation—from offering access to source materials to supporting research to providing space for work and inspiration. Now a growing number of libraries are expanding these activities by directly supporting publication, as well as curating and distributing this new content. Learn more about the rise of library publishing and its different manifestations, as well as issues on the horizon.

Keynote Speaker: Larra Clark

Larra Clark serves as director of the American Library Association Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) Program on Libraries for the 21st Century and the Program on Networks. Her responsibilities include overall management of OITP’s telecommunications portfolio, strategic communications and research, and day-to-day management of projects in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously Larra served as the project manager in the ALA Office for Research & Statistics, where she coordinated the Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, conducted qualitative research and managed editorial and communications activities. Larra began her career with libraries as the ALA manager of media relations, following more than a decade of experience in non-profit public affairs, government relations, media relations and print journalism.