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Gale Etschmaier
Dean of University Libraries
Florida State University
Brandon Butler
Director, Information Policy
University of Virginia
Robin Sinn
Coordinator, Office of Scholarly Communication
Johns Hopkins University
Caitlin Carter
Scholarly Communication Informationist and VPO for Negotiations
Welch Medical Library - Johns Hopkins University and SPARC
The ACRL/SPARC Forum at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting will focus on the work and strategic planning that needs to happen before a big deal or journal package negotiation in order to negotiate more aggressively or consider walking away altogether. Featuring organizations at various stages of experience—from those that have completed a cancellation to those that are preparing to begin negotiations—the discussion will also address how to align negotiation strategy with the broader goal of supporting a transition to a system for research communication that is open by default.
This session will be a moderated discussion and active participation by those in the audience will be encouraged throughout the discussion. A list of speakers for this session will be posted here shortly.