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May 16 & 17, 2011 McMaster University Burlington, Ontario
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Universities today are facing unprecedented pressures fueled in part by technological advances, transformations in scholarly communications, evolving student expectations, increased calls for accountability, and greater competition. Simultaneously, we are experiencing uncertainty in financial support owing to declines in public and private funding partnered with ever-increasing costs. The global financial crisis of 2008 has further compounded our challenges and has added a sense of urgency to the calls for transformation of our institutions. Never before have the challenges we face been as great or the opportunities as exciting. As E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, has stated, our choice is simple: "it’s reinvention or extinction."
As an integral component in teaching, learning, and research on our campuses, libraries are at the heart of these changes. Our challenges are similar to those faced by our parent institutions and "reinvention or extinction" could be our call to arms as well. In an increasingly complex, information-rich world, how do we assure that we remain relevant? Perhaps more important, how do we establish ourselves and our libraries as change agents on our campuses? This time of uncertainty may be a window of opportunity that may close as quickly as it has opened. How do we prepare ourselves to take advantage of what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
The May 17 symposium at McMaster will bring together some of the leading thinkers in our profession—speakers, panelists, and participants—to generate solutions to the key challenges we face. |
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DATE May 16–17, 2011
LOCATION
McMaster University Burlington
Ron Joyce Center
4350 South Service Road
Burlington, Ontario |
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REGISTRATION CLOSED.
This event is open to librarians from academic institutions only. To be put on a waiting list, please contact us at LJEvents@mediasourceinc.com.
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Contact us today for more information! |
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| SCHEDULE OF EVENTS |
| May 16th |
| 6:30–7:30 PM |
Opening cocktail reception (optional) |
| May 17th |
| 8:30–9:00 AM |
Registration |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome
Jeffrey Trzeciak, University Librarian, McMaster University |
| 9:10–10:15 AM |
Setting the Stage
A conversation about key developments affecting research libraries
Moderated by: Charles Henry, President, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)
Presenters: Ithaka Report—Kate Wittenberg, Ithaka Report Project Manager, Ithaka S+R
What Do We Know about Students?—Joan K. Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) |
| 10:15–11:00 AM |
Hearing from Our Users: What Students Expect
A panel consisting of McMaster students
Moderated by: Mike Ridley, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Librarian, University of Guelph
Panelists: Riaz Sayani-Mulji (Health Sciences)
Dharsha Jegatheeswaran (Science)
Jeff Wyngaarden (Arts & Science)
Mradul Sahani (Engineering)
Igor Knezic (Commerce) |
| 11:00–11:15 AM |
Break |
| 11:15–12:00 PM |
Hearing from Our Users: What Faculty Expect
A panel consisting of McMaster faculty
Moderated by: Dr. Stefan Sinclair, Associate Professor, Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University
Presenters:
Business—Dr. Brian Detlor, Associate Professor (Information Systems) & Director (Ph.D. Program in Business Administration), DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Science—Dr. Joe Kim, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University
Social Sciences—Dr. Jim Dunn, CIHR-PHAC Chair in Applied Public Health and Associate Professor, Department of Health, Aging & Society, McMaster University
Humanities—Dr. Ken Cruikshank, Chair & Associate Professor, Department of History, McMaster Unviersity |
| 12:00–1:00 PM |
Lunch & Speaker
Nader M. Qaimari, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Cengage Learning |
| 1:00–1:30 PM |
Advice From a Caterpillar: Musings on the Art of Leadership
Presented by: Arnold Hirshon, Associate Provost and University Librarian, Case Western Reserve University, OH |
| 1:30–2:00 PM |
History of Academic Libraries/Part 5: The Need for Systemic Changes Across Higher Education Libraries
Presented by: James Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University, NY |
| 2:00–2:30 PM |
Nurturing a Culture of Failure; or, Why Ignorance Is Bliss
Presented by: Mike Ridley, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Librarian, Guelph |
| 2:30–2:45 PM |
Break |
| 2:45–3:30 PM |
Supporting New Modes of Research: New Staffing Patterns
Moderated by: Elliott Shore, CLIR/Bryn MawrChief Information Officer, The Constance A. Jones Director of Libraries and Professor of History, Bryn Mawr College, CLIR/Bryn Mawr, PA
Presenters: Marta Brunner, Head of Collections, Research and Instructional Services, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA
Noah Shenker, Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University
John Maclachlan, Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University |
| 3:30–4:00 PM |
Thinking Differently About Collections: New Collection Models
Presented by: David Lewis, Dean, Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis |
| 4:00–4:30 PM |
Transforming Library Science Education: Heretical Thoughts
Presented by: Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, CA |
| 4:30–5:00 PM |
What Our Universities Need: An Administrator’s View
Presented by: Patrick Deane, President & Vice-Chancellor, McMaster University |
| 5:00–5:10 PM |
Thank you and Closing
Vivian Lewis, Associate University Librarian, McMaster University |
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TRANSPORTATION & PARKING INFORMATION to Ron Joyce Centre
Click here to view public transportation options to the RJC
Click here for complete driving directions and parking information (PDF)
Parking will be available at the Ron Joyce Center parking lot for $20/day (please see above link to download and print PDF with full information.) |
| ACCOMMODATION RECOMMENDATIONS |
| Library Journal has secured a group rate of $124/night for 5/16 and 5/17 (Standard room + applicable city and hotel taxes) at the following hotel: |
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Holiday Inn Burlington Hotel & Conference Centre
3063 South Service Rd
Burlington, ON L7N 3E9
Deadline to receive this rate is April 16. Book your room today, or call 1-888-465-4329 (and mention "Library Journal Academic Summit"). |
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| Questions? Contact LJEvents@mediasourceinc.com |
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