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October 6, 2000 Symposium focuses on evolving scholarly communication WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Scholarly communication is changing, and researchers, librarians and publishers are scrambling to keep up with the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing digital environment. An Oct. 25 symposium at Purdue University – "The Networked Academy: New Frontiers in Knowledge Dissemination" – will explore the transformational impact of technology on scholarly communication. The event is open to the Purdue community and is part of the 125th anniversary celebration for Purdue Libraries. "We hope to stimulate discussion about what is changing and where we are going in this age of online communication," said Cheryl Kern-Simirenko, associate dean of libraries. "What does all this mean for the academic community?" The goal of the symposium is to raise awareness and foster discussion among the Purdue community about how knowledge creation, discovery and dissemination are changing in the digital era. Four speakers will be featured throughout the day in Fowler Hall, Stewart Center. Speakers and their topics are: • 9 a.m. "Publishing for the Academy: The Internet, Globalization and the Transformation of Scholarly Communication." Speaker: John Cox, former managing director of Carfax Publishing. • 10:30 a.m. "Crisis in Academic Publishing: We Are the Solution." Speaker: Michael Rosenzweig, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, University of Arizona, and founding editor of Evolutionary Ecology Research. • 2 p.m. "The Challenges of Taking a Humanities Journal into Cyber-space." Speaker: Michael Grossberg, professor of history, Indiana University, and editor of American Historical Review. • 3:30 p.m. "Digital Communities and Research Web Sites." Speaker: Neil Fraistat, professor of English, University of Maryland, and founding general editor of the Romantic Circles Web site. CONTACT: Cheryl Kern-Simirenko, (765) 494-2900, cks@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page