Lexington, Kentucky
May 14-17, 2003

Introduction and Summary

Program Session I
The Role of Library Architecture in Building Community

The Kentucky Concept

Paul Willis, University of South Carolina

Architecture as an Asset for Community Building

Sarah Thomas, Cornell University

Program Session II
Emergent Roles for the Research Library in the Digital Age

Diffuse Libraries

Wendy Pradt Lougee, University of Minnesota

Program Session III
Extending Library Participation in the Research Community

Introduction

Research Library Responses to the NSF Cyberinfrastructure Program

David Messerschmitt, University of California-Berkeley

Place and Space: Collections and Access in Light of Changing Patterns of Research and Learning

Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC

Program Session IV
Insights Into User Behavior

University of California Collection Management Initiative: A Study of Behavior and Attitudes of People Using Electronic Journals

Brian E. C. Schottlaender, University of California, San Diego

The Findings From LibQUAL+ and Outsell Research: Cross Checking for Correlations

Fred Heath, Texas A&M University

Program Session V
Realizing a Vision Through Architecture

Space and Community in Medieval Architecture

Stephen Murray, Professor and Head of the Media Center for Art History, Archaeology & Historic Preservation Columbia University

Concurrent Discussion Sessions

A New Culture of Service Delivery: A Case Study of the National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada

Discussion with Ingrid Parent, Director General of NLC Acquisitions and Bibliographic Services Branch

• Background
• Summary of Discussion

Combining and Redefining Service Points: The Politics, Practicalities, and the Challenges of Re-organizing and Re-deploying Library Staff

Discussion with Nancy L. Baker, University of Iowa

• Background

Promoting Open Access: The Information Program of the Open Society Institute

Discussion with Jean-Claude Guédon, University of Montreal

• Background
• Summary of Discussion

Federal Relations Luncheon Program

Future Directions of the Depository Library Program

Judith Russell, U.S. Superintendent of Documents

ARL Business Meeting

Strategies and Recommendations for the AAU/ARL Global Resources Program:
A Summary of ARL Membership Meeting Discussions

Report by Duane Webster, ARL Executive Director

Appendix 1

Scholars, Libraries, and the AAU/ARL Global Resources Program: Conceptual Framework and Options for Action [PDF]

Appendix 2

Association of Research Libraries, Coalition for Networked Information, Financial Statements for the Year Ended December 31, 2002 with Summarized Financial Information for 2001 [PDF] (ARL member login required)

Appendix 3

Attendance List [PDF]