2007 Workshops on the
Transformation of the College Library
February 1-3, 2007: Savannah, GA
March 1-3, 2007: Portland, OR
April 12-14, 2007: Cleveland, OH
Library Workshop Resources
- In preparation for the 2007 library workshops, individuals may view
presentation speeches, reports, or slides, as well as campus action plans
and success stories, from previous workshops.
The Transformation of the College Library initiative is a series
of workshops to strengthen the contribution of libraries to teaching and
learning. The workshops will focus on the dramatic changes now occurring
in college libraries and are intended to help small and mid-sized colleges
and universities deal successfully with those changes. The programs will
address such critical issues as advancing information literacy as an element
of liberal education; the role of the library in teaching and learning
through collaboration between librarians and faculty members; the changing
use and conception of the physical space of the library; the challenges
of using technology in improving students’ learning; setting institutional
priorities for library-related costs when they increasingly exceed standard
budget guidelines; implementing institutional change; and assessing the
institution-wide impact of changes in library services.
The workshops are being organized by the Council of Independent Colleges
and the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education with the
generous financial support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The workshops
are cosponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries and
the Council on Library and Information Resources. The Appalachian College
Association and the United Negro College Fund have both endorsed the program.
Teams from independent colleges and universities are invited to apply
to participate in one of three regional workshops held in Savannah, Portland,
and Cleveland. Institutions that are accepted as participants will receive
a travel stipend of up to $1,100.
Co-directors of the workshop are Scott
Bennett, Yale University Librarian Emeritus; Rita
Gulstad, Interim Vice President and Dean of the University at Central
Methodist University; and Thomas Kirk,
Library Director and Coordinator of Information Services at Earlham College.
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