The Boston Library Consortium, in cooperation with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation sponsored a Summit Meeting on September 24-25 for the purpose of discussing and promoting an agenda of open access for library resources. The Summit featured university provosts, faculty and non-profit advocacy organizations, as well as an introductory message of support from Senator Christopher Dodd (D)- Connecticut.

Major topics of discussion for panels and the group at large included the importance of digitizing library collections under open access principles, collaboration across institutional boundaries to build critical mass, and the importance of policy initiatives in this area.

Links:

http://www.blc.org/

www.sloan.org

http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/2008/10/report-from-digital-library-summit.html

Whitepaper:

Free Our Libraries! http://www.blc.org/news/BLC_summit_white_paper_9-29-08.pdf

Tags: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, Boston Library Consortium, collaboration, open content, provosts, Senator Christopher Dodd

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