Keynote Presentation: “Think Different”
. Joy Connolly, President, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS); presented this keynote address. Jim O’Donnell, University Librarian, Arizona State University was the moderator. Our role is the production and circulation of vital knowledge. ACLS is a...The View From Somewhere: Institutional Values in Collections Decisions
Heather Howard, and David Zwicky Associate Professors, Purdue University Libraries noted that there is no doubting that the events of the past year have been a crisis. As we have conversations about our institutional values and ethical standards what do our partners...Afternoon Plenary: View from the C-suite: Leading publishers Look into the Crystal Ball
In this session, moderated by Heather Staines, Senior Consultant, Delta Think, three publishing executives presented their thoughts on current issues affecting the industry: Allix Vance, CEO, AIP Publishing; Frank Vrancken Peeters, CEO, Springer Nature; and Niko...Stopwatch Session 4
Stopwatch sessions feature a group of speakers giving 6 minute and 40 second presentations on a f topic. There were several of these at the conference; this is the 4th one which was moderated by Beth Bernhardt, Conference Program Chair. Here are brief summaries of...The “Law of Libraries”: What is a “library” Under the Law and Why Does It Matter?
Kyle Courtney, Copyright Advisor, Harvard University said that understanding the laws relating to libraries is central. The laws generally fall into two categories: establishing and governing libraries, and defining the library’s mission, action, or...Hyde Park Debate: Copyright and the Public Good
Rick Anderson, University Librarian, Brigham Young University, moderated the popular Hyde Park debate: Resolved: U.S. copyright law no longer meets its fundamental purpose to serve the public good. Debaters were Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian, University of...Opening Keynote: How to Think Like a Civilization
Paul Saffo, Associate Professor, Stanford University, began a fast tour of the last 2 centuries with the 1818 picture of the wanderer above the fog. He feels that it is always good to be a little out of phase with the public. Pessimism is the new and fashionable mood....How has COVID Affected How We Discover, Read, and Publish Research?
COVID has changed every part of our lives. Publishers,university personnel, and students are no exception. Helen Fallon, Deputy University Librarian at Maynooth University in Ireland, Heather St. Pierre and Elaine Devine from Taylor & Francis (T&F) explored...ILL and Acquisitions
Michael Arthur and Emy Decker from the University of Alabama noted that the goal of academic research libraries is to provide access to what users need. What decisions need to be made when the user makes a request? IS it more effective to borrow or buy an item? What...Subscribe to our Podcast:
