Participants:
Janice Adlington
Jason Battles
Chris Benda
Mary Beth Blalock
Leslie Boyd
Bryan Campbell
Eileen Crawford
Ann Ercelawn
Jon Erickson
Stephanie Fuson
Leigh Gostowski
Lee Ann Lannom
Lara Beth Lehman
Amy Limpitlaw
Julie Loder
Eli Moody
Stacy Owens
Kitty Porter
Dale Poulter
Rick Stringer-Hye
Suellen Stringer-Hye
Rachel Vacek
Sharon Weiner
Readings:
Try to read 2 articles from the selection for each meeting...
Changes in University Libraries
Wednesday, January 19, 2:00-3:00
"Re-positioning libraries: A consideration of the obstacles." Charles B. Lowry. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 3(2), 2003, p. vii-xi. (in Acorn)
"The electronic library." New York Times, Dec. 21, 2004. (in LexisNexis)
"Google library plan: a miss, not a hit." Michael Gorman. Newsday Dec. 20, 2004. (in LexisNexis)
"On Google's Monetization of Libraries." Library Juice, 7:26 - Dec. 17, 2004.
"Questions and Praise For Google Web Library." Felicia R. Lee. New York Times, Dec. 18, 2004, Sec. B; Col. 5; p. 9. (in LexisNexis)
Changes in Higher Education that Affect Libraries
Wednesday, February 23, 2:00-3:00
"Continuing to build the future: Academic libraries and their challenges." Carla J. Stoffle, Barbara Allen, David Morden, and Krisellen Maloney. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 3(3), 2003, p. 363-380. (link to Acorn record to get online full text)
"Surviving the change: The economic paradigm of higher education in transformation." Richard W.Meyer. Journal of Academic Librarianship, July 1997, p. 291-301. (link to Acorn record to get online full text)
Changes in Academic Libraries' External Environments
Wednesday, March 23, 2:00-3:00
"Educational accountability: Setting standards, improving performance." Paul E. Lingenfelter. Change 35(2) Mar/Apr 2003, p. 18-23 (link to Acorn record to get online full text)
"Boomers, Gen-Xers & Millenials: Understanding the new students." Diana Oblinger. Educause, July/August 2003, p. 37-47.
"The 'Net generation: Characteristics of traditional-aged college students and implications for academic information services." Deborah Sheesley. College & Undergraduate Libraries 9(2), 2002, p. 25+ (link to Acorn record to get online full text)
The Future of the Internet. Susannah Fox, Janna Quitney Anderson, Lee Rainie. Jan. 9. 2005. Print pages 1-13, 35-36, 54-60 (this actually corresponds in the text to the title page to page 2; p. 24-25; and p. 43-48).
Changes in University Libraries
Wednesday, April 27, 2:00-3:00
"Shelve under "E" for electronic." Scott Carlson. Chronicle of Higher Education, April 1, 2005. (link to Acorn record to get online full text)
"Transitioning to the learning organization." Joan Giesecke and Beth McNeil. Library Trends 2004, 53 (Summer), p. 54-67. (link to Acorn record to get online full text)
"2004 Information format trends: Content, not containers." OCLC.
General Discussion Questions for Each Meeting (other questions will be included):
What are the significant points made in these articles? (Review each article briefly)
With what points do you agree and disagree? Why?
What changes do you think academic libraries will need to make based on information in these readings?
What changes might your library make based on the information in these readings?
How can libraries anticipate or find out about impending changes such as those described in the articles?
Keeping Up With Changes That Affect Libraries: Some Resources
- Current Cites
- LISNews
- Open Access News
- Resource Shelf
- Search Engine Watch
- SiteLines - Ideas About Web Searching
- The Shifted Librarian
Ground Rules:
Read articles before the meeting and come prepared to discuss.
Start on time and end on time.
Allow each person to speak without interruption.
Everyone should have an opportunity to speak.