Future generations must be able to access the work of yesterday’s and today’s scholars, whatever changes in technology are introduced.

Key topics: Preservation, Digital archiving initiatives (KB, Portico, etc), Backfiles

Karen Hunter, Senior Vice President, Global Academic & Customer Relations

Areas of Expertise: Academic libraries, digital preservation, electronic delivery, partnering/building bridges within the STM publishing and library communities

Karen is recognized by libraries and publishing organizations alike as a 'thought-leader' and 'innovator' in the industry. Awarded the 2006 CSA/Ulrichs Serials Librarianship Award for her leadership in the collaborative development of the electronic delivery of scholarly information, Karen has spearheaded many important research initiatives that influenced the thinking of an entire professional community. Full Profile

Chris Shillum, Vice President Publishing Technology  

Areas of Expertise: Electronic Publishing, Technology Transfer, Infrastructure Systems.

Chris is responsible for business/technology interaction for online products such as ScienceDirect, Scopus and Scirus. He has worked in various capacities on ScienceDirect since its inception in 1997, when he designed and implemented the original end-to-end content workflow. More recently, he led Elsevier's technical participation in the CrossRef linking program. Chris is currently driving the incorporation of Shibboleth federated authentication technology into Elsevier's products and advocating for its use more broadly in the industry. Full Profile