8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

Welcome & Keynote Address

Welcoming Remarks

Marianne Gaunt, University Librarian, Rutgers University & ARL President

Introductions & Observations

Betsy Wilson, Dean of University Libraries, University of Washington

The Changing Nature of Graduate Education: Inputs and Outcomes

Suzanne Ortega, Vice Provost and Dean, the Graduate School, University of Washington

Carol Lynch, Senior Scholar in Residence & Director of the Professional Science Master's Initiative, Council of Graduate Schools

10:30 a.m.–Noon

Graduate Student Academic & Research Behaviors:
Findings from Field Studies

Moderator & Concluding Observations

Neil Rambo, Director of Cyberinfrastructure Initiatives University of Washington Libraries & ARL Visiting Program Officer

Panelists

Lucinda Covert-Vail, Director of Public Services, Bobst Library, New York University

Cecily Marcus, University of Minnesota Libraries & CLIR Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Steve Hiller, Director of Assessment & Planning, University of Washington Libraries & ARL Visiting Program Officer

Noon–1:15 p.m.

Lunch with program

Introduction

Crit Stuart, Director, Office of Research, Teaching & Learning, Association of Research Libraries

Perspectives of the Graduate Student

Moderator

Cecily Marcus, University of Minnesota Libraries & CLIR Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Panelists

Stephanie Ball, Graduate Student in Environmental Health, University of Minnesota

Mark Nevin, Graduate Student in History, University of Virginia

Allison Robbins, Graduate Student in Critical & Comparative Studies in Music, University of Virginia

1:30 p.m.–3:15 p.m.

Concurrent Breakout Sessions (choose one)

Smaller groups will more deeply engage the findings of the field studies and imagine solutions for enhancing library space, services, and resources for graduate students.

Discovery & Access

Facilitators

Karen Williams, Associate University Librarian for Academic Programs University of Minnesota Libraries

Cecily Marcus, University of Minnesota Libraries & CLIR Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Spaces & Communities of Scholars

Facilitators

Carol Mandel, Dean of Libraries New York University

Lucinda Covert-Vail, Director of Public Services, Bobst Library New York University

Research, Scholarship & Interdisciplinarity

Facilitators

Steve Hiller, Director of Assessment & Planning University of Washington Libraries & ARL Visiting Program Officer

Neil Rambo, Director of Cyberinfrastructure Initiatives University of Washington Libraries & ARL Visiting Program Officer

3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.

Highlights, Summary & Discussion of Major Themes of the Day

Joan Lippincott, Associate Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
Joined by the afternoon's facilitators

4:30 p.m.

Adjournment