Transformational Times

Houston, Texas
May 20–22, 2009

Program Session 1
The Current Fiscal Landscape of Research Libraries

Report on the ARL Survey

(video and slides)

Charles B. Lowry, Executive Director, ARL

Game-Changing Strategies and Challenges

Moderator: Brinley Franklin, Vice Provost, University Libraries, University of Connecticut

"Google and Books: Legal Settlement or Information Revolution?"
Kenneth D. Crews, Director, Copyright Advisory Office, Columbia University Libraries

Audio [MP3 14 min.]

"Carpe Diem: Seizing Opportunities from Crisis"
Paula Kaufman, University Librarian, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign