Conference Welcome
Sul H. Lee, Dean
Peggy V. Helmerich Chair
University of Oklahoma Libraries


1:00–1:45 p.m.
Jay Jordan
President and CEO
Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

Climbing Out of the Box and Into the Cloud: Building Web-scale for Libraries
Libraries have made significant investments in computer resources and infrastructure. They now incur the costs of supporting an array of systems across workflows for print, licensed and digital materials. Similarly, libraries have a fragmented presence on the Web, where they must compete with search engines and other information resources in meeting the information needs of people. OCLC is building its next generation of services in the computing cloud, where applications and data are stored on the Internet rather than on a local computer, and libraries can use an application without having to worry about the supporting technology. Web-scale services will provide libraries with powerful new applications and services when and where needed.

1:45-2:30 p.m.
Dennis Dillon
Associate Director for Research Services
University of Texas, Austin Libraries

Sacred Longhorns, Ox Carts, Arranged Marriages, the Ego-Centered User & the Information Aristocracy
Library strategy used to be easier. You met current needs and long standing expectations in a systematic manner and all was well. Nowadays the path isn’t so clear. As technological and economic hurricanes continue to wash over libraries, some of our previous commitments and values are giving way to new realities and different ways of thinking about how best to achieve our fundamental goals. Which sacred cows can be sent packing? Do we still need selectors? With the logistics of the information supply chain changing at an unprecedented rate, does the library warehousing and archival function still make sense? How can we reconfigure our inherent inefficiencies and stay relevant with the needs of our funding agencies?






4:30-5:15 p.m.
James Neal
Vice President for Information Services
and University Librarian
Columbia University Libraries

Collaboration by Cliché: The Radicalization of the Academic Library Commitment to Cooperation and the ’Two Cool’ Initiative
This presentation will question the viability of traditional approaches to academic library cooperation, and argue that innovative if not radical new strategies for institutional partnerships are needed, using the Columbia/Cornell program as a case study.

8:30-9:15 a.m.
Dan Hazen
Associate Librarian of Harvard College
for Collection Development
Harvard University

E-Resources and E-Journals: Economics, Emergence, and Adaptation”
Research, teaching, and scholarly communication rely more and more upon digital means to record and share information. Our distribution models for electronic resources, however, reflect disparate access philosophies as well as the need to support the core expenses associated with intellectual creation and scholarly communication. Aggregated content and open access reflect two sharply contrasting approaches, both of them disruptive to traditional library roles. The need for new tools for e-content and the possibilities of social media further complicate the picture. This paper explores all of these shifts, also suggesting an analytical framework that is not limited to simple economic modeling.


9:15-10:00 a.m.
Kevin M. Guthrie
President, Ithaka

Repackaging the Library: What Do Faculty Think?
Networked communications and technological innovation are driving more activities and services to the cloud or central providers, increasingly circumventing local provision. Combined with recent economic challenges, the question of repackaging libraries involves thinking radically about library collaboration and service provision. What services should the local library continue to provide? What services should be outsourced? What services should be provided through collaboration with other libraries? These questions will be looked at from the perspective of changing attitudes of faculty toward libraries derived from Ithaka’s 2009 faculty survey. This is the fourth survey in a series dating back to 2000. The data and analysis from this survey series highlights the changes in faculty attitudes toward the library and information resources over the course of this dynamic decade.




10:30-11:15 a.m.
Allen Powell
President
EBSCO Information Services

Times of Crisis Accelerate Inevitable Change
The recent economic crisis has caused organizations to assess their individual situations and in many cases make rapid change in order to survive or continue to thrive. Organizations have been pushed to think more creatively, consider changing long-held views, and move more swiftly in order to implement needed change. Such is the case in the information industry as librarians, publishers, and vendors have all experienced a period of assessment, strategic review and reaction as a result of not only the recent economic downturn but also the continued evolution from an industry that was primarily print-based to one dominated by electronic dissemination of scholarly information. This presentation addresses some of the important actions taken by vendors, publishers, and librarians as a result of the recent economic situation and the continued migration of scholarly resources to electronic formats. It explores patterns in publisher prices and pricing models, library content selection and spending trends, as well as vendor strategies and tactics during a time of fiscal challenge and industry change.


11:15-12:00 p.m.
Carla J. Stoffle
Dean of Libraries
University of Arizona

From Surviving to Thriving
The current economic crisis for academic research libraries has been predicted since at least 1995. Many research libraries have spent years trying to reinvent themselves in the face of these predicted difficulties, but rather than rely on the same old strategies for survival, libraries need to think outside the box. They need to move beyond incremental changes and truly introduce 21st century solutions. Despite smaller budgets and fewer resources, they must still find ways to innovate, continually improve, and exceed customers’ expectations. This paper will explore some of the available tools and concepts – such as project management, new technologies, and planned abandonment – that can enable libraries to not only survive, but thrive.

CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN Sul H. Lee, Dean Peggy V. Helmerich Chair University of Oklahoma Libraries CONFERENCE COORDINATOR Rhonda Cannon Assistant Dean of Libraries for Administrative Services University of Oklahoma Libraries CONFERENCE COMMITTEE James Bierman, Janet Croft, Starla Doescher CONFERENCE SPONSORS EBSCO Information Services Gale, part of Cengage Learning Rittenhouse Book Distributors, Inc. Unlimited Priorities Corporation YBP Library Services

Speakers Dennis Dillon Associate Director for Research Services University of Texas, Austin Libraries Joan Giesecke Dean of Libraries University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries Kevin M. Guthrie President Ithaka Dan Hazen Associate Librarian of Harvard College for Collection Development Harvard University Jay Jordan President and CEO Online Computer Library Center, Inc. Charles Lowry Executive Director Association of Research Libraries James G. Neal Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian Columbia University Libraries Allen Powell President EBSCO Information Services Carla J. Stoffle Dean of Libraries University of Arizona Libraries