What is the likely shape
of the library of the future?
And how do we build
collections for it?

The Fiesole Collection Development Retreat Series
The European University Institute (EUI),
Badia Fiesolana, Florence,
March 22-24, 2001
Sponsored By: The Charleston Company and Against the Grain
Hosted By: EUI and Casalini Libri
Additional sponsors: Dawson, Elsevier, Ingenta, Institute of Physics
Publishing
, Jones e-global library, Questia Media, Sage Reference


An informal meeting of leading library and information industry participants
devoted to thinking through and debating the new world order in collection development.


Theme: The Digital Universities


Speeches and Presentations (listed in order of program schedule):

      LIZ CHAPMAN, L'enfer c'est les Autres: Consorting, Collecting and Co-operating in UK Academic Libraries [PDF document (23 KB);
      power point document (37 KB)]

      MEL COLLIER, Introduction. Digital University Strategies in the UK — How Far Have We Got? [PDF document (28 KB); power point
      document (99 KB)]

      DAVID CROOM, Digital Learning — From Book Publishing to Econtent [PDF document (80 KB); power point document (136 KB)]
      HANS GELEIJNSE, From the "Digital Library" to the "Personal Web Library" [PDF document (65 KB); power point document (220 KB)]
      TOMMASO GIORDANO, Consortia, Alliances and Partnerships [PDF document (384 KB); power point document (271 KB)]
      MICHAEL KELLER, The New World Order Redux — Revisiting Remarks Made at Fiesole 1999 [PDF document (955 KB)]
      JIM MOUW, The Future of Library Cooperation and Collection Building [PDF document (81 KB); power point document (102 KB)]
      STEVE O'CONNOR, Doing the Collaborative Thing: Searching for a New Support Paradigm [PDF document (582 KB)]
      MAUREEN PASTINE, A Case Study in Partnering and Working Together [PDF document (43 KB); word document (43 KB)]
      WERNER REINHARDT, Another View from Europe: Germany [PDF document (893 KB); word documents: text (36 KB), figure 1 (75 KB),
      figure 2 (73 KB), figure 3 (478 KB), figure 4 (22 KB), figure 5 (21 KB)]


Final Program


Wednesday, March 21 2001

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Registration/ Pensione Bencistà


Thursday, March 22

8:00 a.m.
Bus departs from Bencistà (Largo L. Da Vinci) for P.za S. Marco (Via della Dogana)

9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
University of Florence Preconference: Scholarly Communication and Academic Presses (optional)

5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Cocktails at the University of Florence

6:30 p.m.
Bus departs from P.za S. Marco (Via della Dogana) for Bencistà (Largo L. Da Vinci)

7:30 p.m.
Buses depart from Bencistà (Largo L. Da Vinci) for Castello di Vincigliata

7:45 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner at Castello di Vincigliata
Hosted by: The Charleston Company, Against the Grain, Casalini Libri and Ingenta

Keynote speaker: Hans Geleijnse, Director of Information Services and Systems, European University Institute


Friday, March 23

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast at Pensione Bencistà (residents only)

8:30 a.m.
Buses depart from Bencistà (Largo L. Da Vinci) for San Domenico (EUI)

9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Dr. Patrick Masterson, President, EUI

9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Antonia Ida Fontana, Director, BNCF (National Library of Florence)

Session One: Libraries and Scholarly Communication: The Invisible Communities. New users, new producers, and new information brokers are using the Web to revolutionize how scientists are sharing information.
Moderator: Peter Boyce, Senior Consultant, American Astronomical Society

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Session Introduction

10:00 a.m. - 10:20 am.
Miriam Balaban, Balaban Publishers: "Moving Beyond the Traditional Journal; the Importance of Lists, Databases, Project Reports, and the Ability to Find Local People with Experience and Expertise."

10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Discussion

10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Sage Reference

11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Dr. Rudolf Albrecht, ESO-Space Telescope Coordinating Facility: "The Virtual Observatory."

11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
Peter Boyce: "Beam Me the Cure, Scotty: The Wired Generation in Clinical Medicine."

11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Discussion

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch at EUI - Loggia
Sponsored by: Jones e-global library

Session Two: Consortia Enterprises, Alliances and Partnerships. Innovation and creation are the watchwords as we work together to fill emerging information needs while continuing to serve traditional roles.
Moderator: Tommaso Giordano, Deputy Director, EUI.

1:30 p.m. - 1:50 p.m.
Session Introduction

1:50 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Maureen Pastine, Director, Temple University Librarie; Lois Patton, Director, Temple University Press: "A Case Study in Partnering and Working Together"

2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Liz Chapman, Librarian, Taylor Institution, Oxford University: "L'enfer c'est les Autres: Consorting, Collecting and Co-operating in UK Academic Libraries"

2:40 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
Discussion

2:50 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Dawson

3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Maurice Long, Consultant, British Medical Journal Publishing Group: "Creating Partnerships to Serve Members, Libraries and Ourselves"

3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Michael Mabe, Director of Academic Relations, Elsevier Science: "Scientific Communication: Future Perfect?"

4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Discussion

4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Jim Mouw, Head of Acquisitions, University of Chicago: "The Future of Library Cooperation and Collection Building"

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Werner Reinhardt, Director, Universitatsbibliothek Siegen: "Another View from Europe: Germany"

5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Discussion

5:30 p.m.
Buses depart from San Domenico (EUI) for Casalini Libri (Largo L. Da Vinci)

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Reception at Casalini Libri

8:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner at Pensione Bencistà for all participants


Saturday, March 24

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast at Pensione Bencistà (residents only)

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Buses depart from Bencistà (Largo L. Da Vinci) for San Domenico (EUI)

Session Three: Teaching Materials and Innovative Learning; Support to Teaching (Information Strategies)
Moderator: Mel Collier, University of Northumbria, UK

9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
Mel Collier, University of Northumbria (UK): "Introduction. Digital University Strategies in the UK — How Far Have We Got?"

9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
David Croom, Nelson Croom Ltd. (UK): "Digital Learning — From Book Publishing to Econtent"

9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Discussion

10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Institute of Physics Publishing

10:20 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Rick Lugg, R2 Consulting Services, and Stephen Pugh, YBP (USA): "E Content Acquisition and Profiling."

10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
Steve O'Connor, Caval Collaborative Solutions (Australia): "Doing the Collaborative Thing: Searching for a New Support Paradigm"

11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Discussion

11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Wind-Up

Speaker:
Michael Keller, University Librarian and Publisher of University and HighWire Presses, Stanford University: "The New World Order Redux — Revisiting Remarks Made at Fiesole 1999"

1:00 p.m.
Buses depart from San Domenico (EUI) for Bencistà (Largo L. Da Vinci)

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Bag Lunch (available at EUI or Bencistà)

2:30 p.m. - ??
Optional Events.


Picture of a conference session at the Refectory of the Badia Fiesolana (EUI) [JPG file]


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