4:00 Opening Meeting
Auditorium Luce Hall
Open to members of the Yale community
Introduction and Welcome
Alice Prochaska, University Librarian;
Yale University Library; Nancy Ruther, Associate Director,
Yale Center for International and Area Studies
Keynote Address
Jonathan Spence, Sterling Professor of History at Yale University.
Professor Spence is a noted historian of classical China and the current president of the American Historical Association.
5:30 - 6:30 Reception
Luce Hall - upstairs lounge
5:30 - 6:30 Dinner
Wolsey Hall - President's Room
After Dinner Remarks
David Stam, University Librarian emeritus at Syracuse University,
Dr Stam is a noted librarian, foundation trustee and scholar, whose most recent work has focused on the history of polar exploration.
Friday's events were open to registered participants
8:00 Breakfast
Luce Hall - upstairs lounge
Panel Discussions:
Luce Hall - upstairs classroom(s)
Questions driving speaker and topic selection:
Academic: What matters to the academy? What trends affect their ability to plan their future research? What will be the most significant challenge to their graduate students over their careers?
Library: What are we already doing - How do we meet the projected needs of our scholars? What are the particular dangers and opportunities? What resources do we have now? What are we planning for the future?
9:00 - 10:30 Traditional Media
Three speakers presented for 15-20 minutes each followed by one half-hour question/ discussion period. Librarians and scholars were represented on each panel.
Scholars:
Ben Kiernan, Director Genocide Studies Program,
Yale University;
Laura Engelstein, Department of History,
Yale University
Library:
Graham Shaw, Program Director of the Endangered Archives Program,
British Library
Question and Answer period for session I
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break: Luce Hall - upstairs lounge
11:00 - 12:30 Electronic Media
Three speakers presented for 15-20 minutes each followed by one half-hour question/ discussion period. Librarians and scholars were represented on each panel.
Scholars:
David Germano, Director of the Tibetan and Himalayan Digital Library,
University of Virginia;
Priscilla Offenhauer, Ph.D., Research Analyst, Area Studies, Federal Research Division,
Library of Congress
Library:
Joanne Rudof, Archivist of the Fortunoff Video Archive,
Yale University
Question and Answer period for session II
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch: Luce Hall - upstairs lounge
Small Group Discussion
Luce Hall - classrooms and seminar rooms
1:30 - 2:30
Introduction
Eudora I. Loh, Director; AAU/ARL Global Resources Network;
Charles E. Young Research Library
Each group (around 15 persons) was aided by a facilitator with preparatory notes from the panel sessions and on the subject to be discussed by the group.
2:30 - 3:00 Tea Break: Luce Hall - upstairs lounge
Reports to Plenary Meeting:
Luce Hall - auditorium
3:00 - 4:00
Each group's facilitator or selected representatives of the group reported findings to the plenary session.
Summary and Closing
Dr Donald J. Waters, Program Officer for Scholarly Communications;
Mellon Foundation
