[Eril-l] Charlotte Initiative for Permanent Acquisitions of E-books by Academic Libraries

[Elizabeth Siler]

*Charlotte Initiative for Permanent Acquisitions of E-books by Academic
Libraries*


Over the last two years attendees of the Charleston Conference have been
hearing about The Charlotte Initiative for Permanent Acquisition of E-books
by Academic Libraries, a Andrew W. Mellon funded research grant to study
the current state of e-books in the academic market. At the heart of the
project are three core principles proposed for e-book licenses:

   - Provision of irrevocable perpetual access and archival rights.
   - Allowance for unlimited simultaneous users.
   - Freedom from any Digital Rights Management (DRM), including (but not
   limited to) use of proprietary formats, restricted access to content, or
   time-limited access terms.

The last two years have brought many changes to the ever-evolving academic
e-book market and now that the project is coming to a close, participants
of the grant would like to share their findings and help continue the
conversations around the e-books.


To this end, we will be offering a free symposium to all Charleston
Conference attendees. The symposium will focus on possible solutions,
including evolving business models and publisher feedback to the principles
and will present highlights from the four research team findings.

Please join us:

   - When: Monday, November 6th 1:00 – 4:00pm
   - Where: Courtyard Marriot, Grand Cypress Ballroom

Registration for this event is outside of the general Charleston Conference
registration so please register here:
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Registration is limited so please register soon!


On behalf of the Charlotte Initiative Project Team, we look forward to
seeing you there!   We’ll share information about the schedule soon.


For more information about the project and to see updates, please visit our
website

http://charlotteinitiative.uncc.edu/



Here are the speakers addressing our key topics:



Licensing Principles:
Theresa Liedtka, University of Tennessee- Chattanooga
Rebecca Seger, Oxford University Press

Business Models:
October Ivins, Ivins eContent Solutions
John Sherer, UNC Press
Michael Zeoli, YBP


Course Use:
Liz Siler, UNC Charlotte
Kelly Denzer, Davidson College

Platforms and Preservation:
Kate Davis, Scholar’s Portal/OCUL

Usability:
Alison Bradley, Davidson College

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Elizabeth Siler, MLIS | Collection Development Librarian
UNC Charlotte | Atkins Library
9201 University City Blvd.| Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-1372 | Fax: 704-678-0890
esiler3 at uncc.edu | http://www.uncc.edu
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