FIRST BLOOMSBURY CONFERENCE ON E-PUBLISHING AND E-PUBLICATIONS, 28 & 29 JUNE 2007

CENTRE FOR PUBLISHING, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

MODELS IN FLUX: BOOKS AND JOURNALS

The Centre for Publishing at University College London has already built up a reputation for ground-breaking research in scholarly communication and this initial conference is devoted to scholarly publishing, placed in context as one aspect of the larger picture. All of us involved in the information chain and especially scholars instinctively think of books and journals as the main way that knowledge is mediated by us and to us. We are therefore concentrating on communication using these means. They are constructs that have served us well for centuries and continue to do so. This conference, planned to be the first of an annual series, questions the sustainability of the old models of content delivery as well as the old business models themselves.

The changing environment is an international phenomenon, but we will be focusing on UK speakers and UK developments, as examples or exemplars of the wider picture.

This conference will commence with a keynote presentation by someone who is, by virtue of his position as well as his experience and abilities, particularly well qualified to pronounce with insight on what is, and what may be, in this field. The morning sessions (and part of the first afternoon session) will be devoted to expert presentations establishing some of the drivers of change which look likely to transform the landscape of scholarly publishing over the current decade. There will be question and answer sessions at the end of each presentation.

The afternoons will be devoted to panel sessions, covering on the first day books (specifically e-books), and on the second day journals, now already primarily delivered electronically. At the end of the second day there will be an overview of the topic and a commentary on what has been presented by a leading publisher also known as an independent thinker. All the speakers will be urged to think in terms of business models, how they will change and on the achievement of sustainability in such a way that scholarly communication will be optimally facilitated.

Full programme on the conference website

Registration required:

Yes

Free:

No