DeLange Conference: Emerging Libraries

Location and details on SL are coming. SL contact is Phillip Plante from Rice University. Thanks Phillip, looks like a great conference!

De Lange Conference: Emerging Libraries - March 5-7
Hosted by Rice University via the Fondren Library and the Computer and Information Technology Institute
URL: http://www.delange.rice.edu/conferenceVI.cfm

Monday,March 5

• 8:45 a.m. WelcomeSusan K. McIntosh, Director, Scientia Institute, Professor of Anthropology Rice University. Her archaeological research focuses on the origins of complex societies in the Senegal and Niger River Valleys of West Africa. She has worked in digital initiatives to expand access to archaeological information for Africa and is currently interested in exploring how archaeological monographs and excavation reports could be enhanced and re-conceptualized by digital publishing.
• Conference OpeningDavid Leebron, appointed seventh president of Rice University in 2004 and professor of political science. He attended Harvard Law School and served on the faculty of New York University School of Law and Columbia University School of Law, where he became dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law.
• Overview - Conference VI Co-ChairsCharles Henry, Vice Provost and University Librarian at Rice University. He is responsible for library services and programs, including the Digital Library Initiative and the Digital Media Center. He is a trustee of the Digital Library Federation, and Chair of the Advisory Committee for the Information Resource Center, International University Bremen.Moshe Y. Vardi, George Professor in Computational Engineering, Director of the Computer and Information Technology Institute and former chair of the Computer Science Department at Rice University. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the US National Academy of Engineering
• 9:00 a.m. “Some Speculations on ‘Content’ and their Implications for Digital Libraries”William A. Wulf, president, National Academy of Engineering, on leave from University of Virginia, where he is University Professor and AT&T Professor of Engineering, Computer Science Department. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering.
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:30 a.m. “Emerging Cybraries”Michael A. Keller, Stanford’s University Librarian, Director of Academic Information Resources, Founder and Publisher of HighWire Press, and Publisher of the University Press, graduated from Hamilton College, and worked previously at Cornell, UC/Berkeley, and Yale. He is a founder and past president of the Digital Library Federation. He has a global consulting practice on informatics, facilities, & publishing.
• 11:30 a.m. “Born Digital: Egypt’s New Bibliotheca Alexandrina”Noha Adly, Director of Information and Communication Technology Department and International School of Information Science, research center, at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. She obtained her Ph.D. from Cambridge University, UK, and is an Associate Professor at Alexandria University, Egypt. Her research includes distributed systems, database systems, and digital libraries.
• 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
• 2:00 p.m. “Transforming the National Library for 21st Century Service”Deanna B. Marcum, associate librarian for library services, Library of Congress, is responsible for integrating digital resources into the traditional artifactual library. She was appointed president, Council on Library Resources, president, Commission on Preservation and Access, and served as Director, Public Service and Collection Management, Library of Congress (1993-1995).
• 3:00 p.m. Break
• 3:30 p.m. “The Incredible Journey - Building Great Libraries for the Digital Age”Lynne J. Brindley, Chief Executive, British Library, was pro-vice-chancellor for communications and IT, University Librarian, University of Leeds, librarian & director of Information Services, London School of Economics, director of Library & Information Services and PVC for IT, Aston University, a Principal Consultant at KPMG, specializing in IS and knowledge management strategy, and she is a visiting Professor at City and Leeds universities.
• 4:30 p.m. Panel I Covener: Charles Henry, Vice Provost and University Librarian, Rice UniversityNoha Adly, Director of Information and Communication Technology Department and International School of Information Science, research center, Bibliotheca AlexandrinaLynne J. Brindley, Chief Executive, British LibraryMichael A. Keller, Stanford’s University Librarian, Director of Academic Information Resources, Founder and Publisher of HighWire Press, and Publisher of the University PressDeanna B. Marcum, associate librarian for library services, Library of Congress
• 5:30 p.m. Reception (5:30-6:00)/Dinner (6:15-7:15) (Attendees: those who paid for the reception/dinner)
• 7:30 p.m. After-Dinner Address (open to the public), “Reflections on Inflection Points in the 21st Century - scholarship, science, learning literacy and play all in transition”John Seely Brown, author, Digital Age, was Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and directed its Palo Alto Research Center and now a senior fellow at the Annenberg Center for Communication; inducted into the Industry Hall of Fame. He is widely known as a renaissance man of the digital age, exploring to combine high tech with soft touch in order to induce a culture of learning

Tuesday, March 6

• 8:45 a.m. Overview - Conference VI Co-ChairsCharles Henry, Vice Provost and University Librarian, Rice UniversityMoshe Y. Vardi, George Professor in Computational Engineering, Director of the Computer and Information Technology Institute, Rice University
• 9:00 a.m. “Science Wars: The Next Generation”James Boyle, William Neal Reynolds Professor of Law, Duke University, and co-founder of Center for the Study of Public Domain, is a member of the Creative Commons Board and one of the principal organizers of Science Commons. He writes an online column for Financial Times and won the 2003 World Technology Network Award for Law
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:30 a.m. “Read as We May”Paul Ginsparg, professor of Physics and Information Science, Cornell University, started the e-print arXiv in 1991 at Los Alamos National Laboratory, is an American Physical Society fellow and MacArthur fellow, has served on many advisory boards, publication oversight and other committees, has written many articles and given many public presentations.
• 11:30 a.m. “Open Access Publishing in the Biomedical Sciences”Harold E. Varmus, president, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, former director of the NIH, co-founder and chair of PLoS, and co-recipient of a Nobel Prize for studies of the genetic basis of cancer.
• 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
• 2:00 p.m. “Scientific Discovery in the Information Age”Michael S. Turner, Rauner Distinguished Service Professor in the Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at The University of Chicago. He served as Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation from 2003 to 2006. His research pioneered the application of elementary-particle theory to cosmology and astrophysics.
• 3:00 p.m. Break
• 3:30 p.m. Steve Kessel, senior vice president, Worldwide Digital Media, Amazon.com, oversees development of programs such as Search Inside the Book, Amazon Shorts, and Amazon Upgrade. Kessel has served as vice President of Amazon’s books, music and DVD businesses for North America and Asia.
• 4:30 p.m. Panel IICovener: Neal Lane, Malcolm Gillis University Professor, Rice University, holds appointments as Senior Fellow, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy. He served as Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Director, National Science Foundation, and member, National Science Board.James Johnson Duderstadt, founder, Millennium Project, is President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering, University of Michigan. His teaching and research include nuclear science and engineering, applied physics, computer simulation, and science policy; served as chair of the National Science Board.Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief, Science. President, emeritus, and Professor, emeritus, Stanford University. Former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Art and Sciences, and American Philosophical Society.David Leebron, President, Rice University
• 5:30 pm.m. Reception

Wednesday, March 7

• 8:45 a.m. Overview - Conference VI Co-ChairsCharles Henry, Vice Provost and University Librarian, Rice UniversityMoshe Y. Vardi, George Professor in Computational Engineering, Director of the Computer and Information Technology Institute, Rice University
• 9:00 a.m. “Libraries in Age of Cyberinfrastructure-enhanced Knowledge Communities”Daniel E. Atkins, Director, Office of Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation, retains academic positions in the School of Information and Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan. He served as chair, NSF’s Blue-Ribbon Advisory Panel on Cyberinfrastructure, and director, NSF EXPRES Project.
• 10:00 a.m. Break
• 10:30 a.m. “Slipping into the Mainstream: How Science enters Policy”Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief, Science
• 11:30 a.m. “Universal Access to Human Knowledge”Brewster Kahle, founder, director, digital librarian of non-profit Internet Archive. He helped start Thinking Machines, founded Wide Area Information Servers, Internet strategist AOL, and co-founded Alexa Internet, providing search services to most web browsers, and member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
• 12:30 p.m. Conference Concludes