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.