Redefining Higher Education

Washington, D.C.
October 16-18, 1996
Nancy Cline, presiding

Foreword

Opening Session

Introduction

Nancy Cline, Convener, ARL Presiding President

Program Session I

Understanding the Changing Landscape of Higher Education

Implications of the Digital Environment for Teaching and Research

Stanley Chodorow, Provost
Introduction by Paul H. Mosher, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, University of Pennsylvania

Changing Roles in Scholarly Communication

Sally Brown, Senior Vice President, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Introduction by Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto

Question and Answer Session

Program Session II

Identifying Strategic Choices and Trade offs

Introduction

Paul Kobulnicky, Chair, Committee on Management of Research Library Resources

The Future of Public Universities

Peter Magrath, President, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges

Lessons from the Pew Campus Round tables

Gregory Wegner, Associate Director, Institute for Research on Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania

The Partnership Between Scholars and Librarians

Phyllis Franklin, Executive Director, Modern Language Association

Luncheon Session

Exploring Issues of the Network Service Provider

Introduction

Fred Heath, Dean and Director of University Libraries, Texas A&M University

The Internet and Federal Information Policies: A Steep Learning Curve

Jill Lesser, Deputy Director of Law and Public Policy, America Online

Development of Enterprise-Wide Information Policies

Frances Groen, Director of Libraries, McGill University

Exploring Issues of the Network Service Provider

Fred Heath, Dean and Director of University Libraries, Texas A&M University

Program Session III

Comparing Notes Across the Institution: Comments and Discussion with Chief Academic Officers

Introduction

Douglas Bennett, Vice President, American Council of Learned Societies

Four Actions Required for the Public to Reinvest in Research Universities

Martha Gilliland, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Introduction by Carla Stoffle, Dean of Libraries, University of Arizona

Legos and New Models: Transforming, Refocusing, and Reallocating

Mark Emmert, Chancellor
Introduction by Paul Kobulnicky, Director of Libraries, University of Connecticut

Technology and the Future of Instruction

William F. Prokasy, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Introduction by William G. Potter, Director of Libraries, University of Georgia

Restructuring the Educational Process

Ettore F. Infante, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Introduction by Thomas W. Shaughnessy, University Librarian, University of Minnesota

Question and Answer Session

Appendices

Appendix I: Association Business Meeting

Appendix II: Early Bird Session: Briefing on JSTOR

Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director, JSTOR

Appendix III: AAU/ARL Global Resources Program

Appendix IV: ARL Strategic Plan on Government Information in Electronic Forma

Appendix V: Report on Association Activities, October 1994-April 1995

Appendix VI: Attendance List