Following last week’s release of Ithaka S+R’s Faculty Survey 2009, we are pleased to announce a series of webinars that will explore each of the major themes of this survey in depth. Each webinar will focus on an individual chapter of the full report, providing the opportunity for a targeted discussion of the findings of our study and their implications for libraries, publishers, and scholarly societies.  

Webinar Schedule:

• Chapter 1: Discovery and the Evolving Role of the Library
  When:  April 20^th, 3pm – 4pm EDT 

• Chapter 2: The Format Transition for Scholarly Works
  When: April 29^th, 3pm – 4pm EDT

About: Faculty members’ growing comfort in relying exclusively on digital versions of scholarly materials opens new opportunities for libraries, new business models for publishers, and new challenges for preservation.  

Who should attend: Librarians, publishers, and scholarly societies interested in the print-to-electronic transition
How to register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/830016017

• Chapter 3: Scholarly Communications

When: May 5^th, 3pm – 4pm EDT
Publishers, scholarly societies, libraries, faculty members, and others have laid significant groundwork for reforming various aspects of the scholarly communications system, but faculty attitudes are driven by incentives and suggest the need for continued leadership.

Who should attend: Publishers, librarians, scholarly societies, and faculty members interested in the changing landscape for scholarly communications
How to register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/543934248

We encourage you to attend any or all of these webinars, and to pass along this information to any of your colleagues who you believe might be interested. Thank you very much, and we look forward to hearing your reactions to the Faculty Survey 2009!