Funding Our Digital Future:
Budgeting for Libraries & Scholarly Communication
Binghamton University Libraries
March 20 & 21, 2006
Program
Monday, March 20
Anderson Center Reception Room
12:30 PM – Registration Opens
1-1:30 PM
- Welcome
- John Meador, Director of Libraries, Binghamton University
- Mary Ann Swain, Provost, Binghamton University
1:30-2:30 PM
- Session I – Challenges Facing Libraries in Budgeting for the Digital Future
- John Meador, Director of Libraries, Binghamton University
- Suzanne Thorin, University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, Syracuse University
- Stephen Roberts, Acting Assoc. Vice President for Libraries, University at Buffalo
2:45-3:00 PM – Break
3:00-3:45 PM
- Session II – Directions for Digital Information: Vendor Outlooks for the Future. Panel
- Haworth Press - Roger Hall, Senior Vice President; Kathy Rutz, Editorial Development Vice President
- Thomson/Gale – Ray Abruzzi, Associate Product Manager for Academic, Public and Research Libraries
- Otto Harrassowitz – Dena Schoen, Head of Sales/North America
4:00-5:00 PM
- Session III – Discussions in the Disciplines (Anderson Center Chamber Hall)
- Breakout sessions focusing on dialogue between faculty and librarians about funding digital needs for teaching and research, with special emphasis on multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary programs.
5:15-6:30 PM – Reception, President’s Reception Room, Anderson Center
| Sponsored by Haworth Press |
Tuesday, March 21
Anderson Center Reception Room
8:15-9:00 AM – Continental Breakfast & Registration
9:00-9:45 AM
- Session IV – Keynote Speaker: Campus Involvement in the Allocation Process
- Karen Schmidt, Associate University Librarian, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10:00-10:45
- Session V – SUNY Cooperation in Digital Information
- Presentation by the SUNY Collections & Access Council about current and future initiatives among SUNY Centers, both in the selection of digital resources for research and teaching, and the development of funding models
11:00-12:00 Noon
- Session VI – Discussions in the Disciplines
- Additional opportunity for discussions among faculty and librarians about funding digital needs for teaching and research, with special emphasis on multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary programs.
12:00 Noon
- Concluding Remarks – Ed Shephard, Head of Collection Development, Binghamton University
Binghamton University Libraries invite symposium participants to tour our facilities to view exhibits and the newly opened Information Commons. The Bartle Library is continuously open from Sunday to Friday. Also, guided tours will be available immediately following the Symposium’s conclusion.