The 151st ARL Membership Meeting took place October 10–11, 2007, at the Washington Marriott Hotel in Washington DC. ARL President Sherrie Schmidt (Arizona State University) opened the meeting on Wednesday, October 10, and introduced a program celebrating ARL's 75th anniversary. Hunter R. Rawlings III, Professor and President Emeritus, Cornell University, delivered keynote remarks on “Libraries in Higher Education and a Democratic Society.” Following the program was a gala anniversary reception and dinner in the Great Hall of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress.
The schedule on Thursday, October 11, began with the ARL Business Meeting, followed by a program session on “Enabling E-Scholarship through National Centers for the Humanities & Social Sciences,” and a luncheon program featuring remarks on “The Responses of One Scientist and His Professional Society to Open Access.” Thursday afternoon began with a plenary panel on “The Future of University Publishing” and concluded with concurrent discussion sessions led by member representatives.
Speaker slides and papers are being posted on the meeting proceedings Web site as they become available.