LJ/McMaster Future of the Academic Library Symposium: Archive Videos Available

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Oct 20, 2011

The video archives of the first LJ Future of the Academic Library Symposium, held in partnership with McMaster University, have been edited and posted (see embedded below).

The videos cover sessions from the day-long program, held May 17, 2011 at McMaster's Ron Joyce Center in Burlington, Ontario.

To attend the upcoming The Future of the Academic Library Symposium: Bridging the Gaps on November 11 at Temple University, see the full program listing and register.

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The Future of the Academic Library: A Symposium

Presented by Library Journal and McMaster University

Welcome
Jeffrey Trzeciak, University Librarian, McMaster University

Hearing from Our Users: What Faculty Expect
Moderated by: Dr. Stefan Sinclair, Associate Professor, Communication Studies and Multimedia, McMaster University

Advice from a Caterpillar, Musings on the Art of Leadership
Arnold Hirshon, Associate Provost and University Librarian, Case Western Reserve University, OH

History of academic libraries/part 5: The need for systemic changes across higher education libraries
James Neal, Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian, Columbia University, NY

Nurturing A Culture of Failure; or Why Ignorance Is Bliss
Mike Ridley, Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Chief Librarian, Guelph

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

Thinking Different About Collections: New Collection Models
David Lewis, Dean, Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis

Transforming Library Science Education: Heretical Thoughts
Michael Stephens, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, CA

What Our Universities Need: An Administrator's View
Patrick Deane, President & Vice-Chancellor, McMaster University