Redefining Higher Education. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (129Th, Washington, DC, October 16-18, 1996)
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 430 582 IR 057 363 AUTHOR Barrett, Jaia, Ed.; Wetzel, Karen A., Ed. TITLE Redefining Higher Education. Proceedings of the Meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (129th, Washington, DC, October 16-18, 1996). INSTITUTION Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. ISSN ISSN-1075-0886 PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 159p. AVAILABLE FROM Association of Research Libraries, Distribution Center, P.O. Box 531, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0531; Tel: 301-362-8196; Fax: 301-206-9789; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.arl.org/arl/proceedings/index ($25 members; $35 non-members; $45 standing order price for semiannual minutes for members; $70 standing order price for seminannual minutes for non-members). PUB TYPE Collected Works Proceedings (021) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Academic Libraries; Educational Change; *Futures (of Society); *Higher Education; Information Policy; Information Technology; Library Associations; Library Development; *Research Libraries; Technological Advancement; Universities IDENTIFIERS *Association of Research Libraries; Technology Role ABSTRACT The 129th meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) focused on anticipating the future of higher education in North America and identifying responses from research libraries that will contribute to emerging agendas for change. An opening session (convened by Nancy Cline, ARL Presiding President) began the meeting. The first session, "Understanding the Changing Landscape of Higher Education," included the following papers: "The Medieval Future of Intellectual Culture: Scholars and Librarians in the Age of the Electron (Stanley Chodorow, introduced by Paul Mosher) and "Changing Roles in Scholarly Communication" (Sally Brown, introduced by Carole Moore). The second session, "Identifying Strategic Choices and Trade-offs," included an introduction by Paul Kobulnicky and the following papers: "The Future of Public Universities" (Peter Magrath); "Lessons from the Pew Campus Roundtables" (Gregory R. Wegner); and "The Partnership Between Scholars and Librarians" (Phyllis Franklin) .The luncheon session, "Exploring Issues of the Network Service Provider," was introduced by Fred Heath and included the following papers: "The Internet and Federal Information Policies: A Steep Learning Curve" (Jill Lesser); "Development of Enterprise-Wide Information Policies" (Frances Groen); and "Exploring Issues of the Network Service Provider" (Fred Heath) .The third session, "Comparing Notes Across the Institution: Comments and Discussion with Chief Academic Officers" was introduced by Douglas Bennett and included these papers: "Four Actions Required for the Public to Reinvest in Research Universities" (Martha Gilliland, introduced by Carla Stoffle); "Legos and New Models: Transforming, Refocusing, and Reallocating" (Mark Emmert, introduced by Paul Kobulnicky); "Technology and the Future of Instruction and Libraries" (William F. Prokasy, introduced by William G. Potter); and "Restructuring the Educational Process" (Ettore F. Infante, introduced by Thomas W. Shaughnessy). Appendices include reports on the ARL business meeting; the Early Bird Session (Kevin Guthrie, +++++ ED430582 Has Multi-page SFR---Leve1.1 +++++ introduced by Elaine Sloan); key elements of the AAU/ARL Global Resources Program; ARL strategic plan on government information in electronic format; a proposal for discussion at the ARL business meeting; ARL activities from May-September 1996; and an ARL attendance list.(AEF) ******************************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * ******************************************************************************** p D 44 00 kr) 71- 1=1 4.1 e` N NI -- Vst klik__ o 1... ....k .... ......,._ , .ANOIOP%//w \ ATTMI 46 U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND Office of Educational Research and Improvement DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) HAS BEEN GRANTED BY O This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organizauon C.A. Mandel originating it O Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality BESTv La-rivrtiu-ILLE Points of view or opinions stated in this ,TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES document do not necessarily represent INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) official OERI position or policy. 4. REDEFINING HIGHER EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES PROCEEDINGS OF THE 129TH MEETING WASHINGTON, D.C. OCTOBER 16-18, 1996 NANCY CLINE, PRESIDING © COPYRIGHT 1999 ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES ISSN 1075-0886 Proceedings of the Membership Meeting are published biannually by the ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES 21 Dupont Circle Washington, DC 20036 (ph) 202-296-2296 (fax) 202-872-0884 email: <[email protected]> <http://www.arl.org/arl/proceedings/index.html> Edited by Jaia Barrett and Karen A. 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TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 5 OPENING SESSION Convened by Nancy Cline, ARL Presiding President 7 PROGRAM SESSION I UNDERSTANDING THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF HIGHER EDUCATION THE MEDIEVAL FUTURE OF INTELLECTUAL CULTURE: SCHOLARS AND LIBRARIANS IN THE AGE OF THE ELECTRON 11 Stanley Chodorow, Provost, University of Pennsylvania Introduced by Paul Mosher, Vice Provost and Director of Libraries, University of Pennsylvania CHANGING ROLES IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION 15 Sally Brown, Senior Vice President, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Introduced by Carole Moore, Chief Librarian, University of Toronto QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION 21 PROGRAM SESSION II IDENTIFYING STRATEGIC CHOICES AND TRADE-OFFS INTRODUCTION 25 Paul Kobulnicky, Director of Libraries, University of Connecticut THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES 27 Peter Magrath, President, National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges LESSONS FROM THE PEW CAMPUS ROUNDTABLES 33 Gregory R. Wegner, Associate Director, Institute for Research on Higher Education University of Pennsylvania THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN SCHOLARS AND LIBRARIANS 39 Phyllis Franklin, Executive Director, Modern Language Association LUNCHEON SESSION EXPLORING ISSUES OF THE NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER INTRODUCTION 43 Fred Heath, Dean and Director of University Libraries, Texas A&M University THE INTERNET AND FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICIES: A STEEP LEARNING CURVE 45 Jill Lesser, Deputy Director of Law and Public Policy, America Online DEVELOPMENT OF ENTERPRISE-WIDE INFORMATION POLICIES 51 Frances Groen, Director of Libraries, McGill University EXPLORING ISSUES OF THE NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDER 55 Fred Heath, Dean and Director of University Libraries, Texas A&M University J ASSOCIATION OF RESEARCH LIBRARIES 3 PROGRAM SESSION III COMPARING NOTES ACROSS THE INSTITUTION: COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION WITH CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS INTRODUCTION 59 Douglas Bennett, Vice President, American Council of Learned Societies FOUR ACTIONS REQUIRED FOR THE PUBLIC TO REINVEST IN RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES 61 Martha Gilliland, Academic Vice President for Information and Human Resources, University of Arizona Introduced by Carla Stoffle, Dean of Libraries, University of Arizona LEGOS AND NEW MODELS: TRANSFORMING, REFOCUSING, AND REALLOCATING 65 Mark Emmert, Chancellor and Provost for University Affairs, University of Connecticut Introduced by Paul Kobulnicky, Director of Libraries, University of Connecticut TECHNOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF INSTRUCTION AND LIBRARIES 69 William F. Prokasy, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Georgia Introduced by William G. Potter, Director of Libraries, University of Georgia RESTRUCTURING THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS 73 Ettore F. Infante, Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota Introduced by Thomas W. Shaughnessy, University Librarian, University of Minnesota QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION 77 APPENDICES I. ASSOCIATION BUSINESS MEETING 83 PRESIDENT'S REPORT 83 Nancy Cline, Harvard University, ARL President REPORT ON THE GLOBAL RESOURCES PROGRAM 86 Dale Cane las, University of Florida, ARL Committee on Research and Collections Chair REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON COPYRIGHT 87 James Neal, Johns Hopkins University, Committee Chair REPORT OF INFORMATION POLICIES COMMITTEE 88 James Neal, Johns Hopkins University, Committee Chair REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 89 Duane E. Webster, ARL Executive Director DISCUSSION ON ELECTRONIC SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION 91 II. EARLY BIRD SESSION: A BRIEFING ON JSTOR 101 Kevin Guthrie, Executive Director, JSTOR Introduced by Elaine Sloan, University Librarian, Columbia University, and, Chair, ARL Committee on Scholarly Communication III. AAU/ARL GLOBAL RESOURCES PROGRAM: KEY ELEMENTS 111 IV. ARL STRATEGIC PLAN ON GOVERNMENT INFORMATION IN