A new group affiliated with the American Philological Association, “the
Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communication,” was
recently formed. Its second annual meeting will take place at the APA
conference in Montreal, Canada, on 7 January 2006 from 12:00 to 2:00
p.m. in room 513A of the Palais des Congrès.
The Forum’s purpose is to bring together librarians, scholars, and
others interested in the intersection of classical studies, libraries,
and scholarly communication, in order to exchange ideas and collaborate
on projects of mutual interest.
Topics for discussion at meetings and online may, for example, include
collection building and funding, partnerships between publishers,
scholars, and librarians, access to digital resources, and the
preservation of library materials, including those in electronic form.
Current projects include creating a searchable database for locating the
archives of American classicists and classical archaeologists and
developing model outreach programs to promote classics in public libraries.
More information about the Forum can be found on its web site:
http://library.nyu.edu/fclsc/. To join the listserv, please send a blank
message to fclsc(a)forums.nyu.edu. All are welcome to attend the Forum’s
meeting in Montreal.
Rebecka Lindau, Chair
“Forum for Classics, Libraries, and Scholarly Communication”
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