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Open Source Tech for Scholarly Communication: Why It Matters (Joint Keynote with JCDL 2018)

We can all agree that current publishing and dissemination modes for scholarly communication are not optimized for speed or utility, and are often impediments to advancing ideas and knowledge. I will discuss the current landscape of publishing tech, and what the Collaborative Knowledge Foundation (Coko) and its partners are doing to shake things up.

Julie Eggington

Dr. Eggington is a world expert in the initial classification of novel genetic variants, high throughput literature curation, as well as the accurate re-classification of Variants of Uncertain Significance (VUS) through optimized research methods. Dr. Eggington has directed variant classification programs at Myriad Genetics, Courtagen, and 23andMe.

Anneliese Taylor

Anneliese Taylor leads scholarly communication activities and oversees collection management at the University of California, San Francisco Library. She earned her MLIS at the University of Texas @ Austin, and has held librarian positions at George Mason University and Bryn Mawr College. Anneliese is passionate about open access, open science, and transformation in scholarly communication, and is involved with several OA initiatives through the University of California Libraries.

Juan Pablo Alperin

Juan Pablo Alperin is an Assistant Professor at the School of Publishing at Simon Fraser University. He is also the Associate Director of Research for the Public Knowledge Project and the co-director of the Scholarly Communications Lab. He is a multi-disciplinary scholar, with training in computer science (BMath, University of Waterloo), social science (MA Geography, University of Waterloo), and education (PhD, Stanford University), who believes that research, especially when it is made freely available, has the potential to make meaningful and direct contributions to society.

Vincent Larivière

Vincent Larivière is associate professor of information science at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, l’Université de Montréal, where he teaches research methods and bibliometrics. He is also the scientific director of the Érudit journal platform, associate scientific director of the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies and a regular member of the Centre interuniversitaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie. He holds a B.A. in Science, Technology and Society (UQAM), an M.A. in history of science (UQAM) and a Ph.D.

Marija Markovic

Marija Markovic is a copyright compliance expert and content manager, with experience in corporate librarian roles in the medical device and diagnostics industry. As a consultant, she helps organizations establish best practices in cost efficient and copyright compliant scientific literature access. She completed her MSLIS and MA degrees at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

James G. Smirniotopoulos

An internationally recognized neuroradiology expert, James G. Smirniotopoulos, MD, is also a pioneer in electronic and online radiologic education. He has created a legacy of innovation—correlating radiologic and pathologic images, creatively using animations and drawings, and employing a unique lecture style—all in the name of teaching more than 36,000 residents over the past 34 years. Many have come to know him through his groundbreaking work at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Bethesda, MD. Dr.

Christian I. J. Minter

Christian I. J. Minter, MSLIS, is the Community Engagement and Health Literacy Librarian at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. In her current role, she oversees consumer health information services, leads community outreach activities, and collaborates with faculty on systematic reviews and literature searches. Prior to her work at UNMC, Christian completed the National Library of Medicine Associate Fellowship program.