Thursday, September 26, 2019
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Metropolitan Ballroom Foyer and Dupont Ballroom
9:00 a.m.–9:10 a.m. Welcome
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Lorraine Haricombe, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin, ARL President 2019–2020
9:10 a.m.–10:30 a.m. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
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Julia C. Blixrud Memorial Lecture
Speaker: Jaron Lanier, Computer Scientist, Musician, Artist & Author
10:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Break
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10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Emerging Opportunities
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Moderator: David Leonard, President, Boston Public Library
Speakers:
Namandje N. Bumpus, Associate Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Gilles Patry, Executive Director, U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities
Louis Soares, Chief Learning and Innovation Officer, American Council on Education
11:45 a.m.–12:45 p.m. Lunch
District and Quad Rooms (3rd floor)
12:45 p.m.–1:30 p.m. AI and New Forms of Reality
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Moderator: Carl Grant, Interim Dean of Libraries, University of Oklahoma Libraries
Speakers:
Jason Griffey, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NISO, and Affiliate Researcher, MetaLAB, Harvard University
Keith Webster, Dean of University Libraries and Director of Emerging and Integrative Media Initiatives, Carnegie Mellon University
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Organizational Readiness
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Moderator: Robert McDonald, Dean of University Libraries, University of Colorado Boulder
Speakers:
Wendy Duff, Professor and Dean, University of Toronto Faculty of Information
Vivian Lewis, University Librarian, McMaster University
Eric Meyer, Dean of the School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin
Denise Stephens, Vice Provost and University Librarian, Washington University in St. Louis
2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Break
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2:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Small-Group Discussions
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Forum attendees can choose to attend one of four sessions:
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Catalytic Leaders
- How and where do research libraries best lead in higher education, in the broader research and learning ecosystem, in society?
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Emerging Opportunities
- What are research institutions’ roles in producing productive citizens? Research institutions are losing the hearts and minds of citizens. What role might libraries in the research setting have in K–12, pipeline, etc.?
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Organizational Readiness
- What is the nature of the work that needs to be done by all levels of staff?
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AI and New Forms of Reality
- What is the leadership role of research librarians as new forms of human-machine knowledge are created, and how will we steward it to advance research integrity and learning?
4:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Summary of Recommendations and Wrap-up
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