Association of Research Libraries
Coalition for Networked Information
Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University of Connecticut
Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked Information
Introductory Remarks
Mark Dimunation, Chief of the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of CongressWhy Special Collections Matter Now More than Ever Before
Stephen G. Nichols, Professor of French and Humanities, Medieval French Literature, Johns Hopkins UniversityExistential Archives: Looking for the Value Propositions of Archives and Special Collections
Mark A. Greene, Director, American Heritage Center, University of WyomingThe Changing Role of Special Collections in Scholarly Communications
Donald J. Waters, Senior Program Officer, Scholarly Communications, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Introductory Remarks
Nancy E. Gwinn, Director, Smithsonian Institution LibrariesKeynote Remarks: An Age of Discovery: Distinctive Collections in the Digital Age
G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian InstitutionReactor Comments:
Ian E. Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada Emeritus, President of the International Council on Archives, Strategic Advisor, University of WaterlooAlice Prochaska, University Librarian, Yale University
Introductory Remarks
Bill Landis, Head of Arrangement and Description & Metadata Coordinator in Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University LibraryCollaboration to Build Cross-Institutional Collections: Ancient Scrolls and Stone Tablets
Richard Saloman, Professor, Sanskrit and Prakrit Language and Literature, Epigraphy, Ancient Indian History, and Gandharan Studies, Department of Asian Languages and Literatue, University of WashingtonMetaArchive Cooperative: A Collaborative Model for Digital Preservation
Katherine Skinner, Executive Director, Educopia Institute and Program Manager, MetaArchive CooperativeLessons from Two Inter-Institutional Projects: The Islamic Digital Resources Project at the Walters Art Museum and The Archimedes Palimpest Project
Will Noel, Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, Walters Art Museum
Introductory Remarks
Susan K. Nutter, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, North Carolina State UniversityIntegrating Special Collections into the Enterprise: A Case Study of the Yale Center for British Art
Ken Hamma, an independent consultant working currently with Yale Center for British Art, the Yale Office of Digital Assets and Infrastructure, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation; Formerly Executive Director for Digital Policy and Initiatives of the J. Paul Getty TrustSpecial Collections in the Digital Age: Partnerships and Collaboration
Fred Heath, Vice Provost and Director, University of Texas Libraries
Introductory Remarks
Sarah M. Pritchard, University Librarian, Northwestern UniversityMapping the Stacks: A Guide to Black Chicago's Hidden Archives
Jacqueline Goldsby, Associate Professor, Department of English & the College, University of Chicago, and Visiting Associate Professor, Department of English, New York University
- See the Mapping the Stacks Web Site
Archives, Undergraduates, and Active Learning: Case Studies from Yale University Library
Barbara Rockenbach, Director of Undergraduate & Library Education, Yale University LibraryStudent Research on the University, in the Archives, and in the IR
Sarah L. Shreeves, Coordinator, Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Introductory Remarks
Clifford Lynch, Executive Director, Coalition for Networked InformationWhat Changes with Digital Content?
Josh Greenberg, Director of Digital Strategy and Scholarship, New York Public LibraryWhat Changes with Digital Content? Three Key Issues
Anne R. Kenney, University Librarian, Cornell UniversityWhat Changes with Digital Content? Web Archiving
Tracy Seneca, Web Archiving Coordinator, California Digital LibraryConcluding Keynote Remarks
Ian E. Wilson, Librarian and Archivist of Canada Emeritus, President of the International Council on Archives, and Strategic Advisor, University of WaterlooAlice Prochaska, University Librarian, Yale University
Special Collections in ARL Libraries: A Discussion Report from the ARL Working Group on Special Collections. ARL, March 2009.