Contact Information
Maureen Scoones
315-859-4178
315-859-4185 (fax)
315-859-4178
315-859-4185 (fax)
Keynote Speaker Details
Opening Keynote Address: Wednesday, June 14
The Modern Cybrary: Continuity & Change
Michael A. Keller Stanford University
University Librarian, Director of Academic Information Resources, Publisher/Founder of HighWire Press, Publisher of Stanford University Press
Abstract: The varieties of collections, services, and possibilities for teaching, learning, and research based on cybrary resources are constantly expanding and thus constantly presenting new challenges to CIOs, cybrary leaders and their staffs. The state of play and some predictions for the effects of (mass and cottage) digitization (including the Google, Open Content Alliance, and similar) projects, course management systems, easy access to very large but incomplete data- and metadata-bases, e-scholarship, scholarly communication via the web, and digital repositories on higher education will be presented. Various sorts of collaborations may be necessary, others desirable between cybraries and IT organizations as the pace and extent of digitization and the use of digital objects increases, supply predicting and preceding demand. Musing on the special challenges and opportunities facing college libraries from an admittedly unusual perspective, the speaker will hope to provoke a vigorous discussion.
Presentation: [Keller]
Keynote Speaker: Thursday, June 15
Building IT Teamwork - More Than Being Connected
Frederick P. SchmittTeamwork Strategies, Inc.
Fred has worked extensively with departments and committees at Hamilton College and Colgate University, as well as Fortune 100 companies world-wide. He has over 15 years of experience leading and consulting on organizational and management development initiatives in a wide variety of businesses
Abstract: Heads of IT are being asked to meet changing/increasing needs without corresponding increases in resources (financial or staff). Strategic planning inevitably leads to rethinking how we offer critical services. This often will involve organizational change (reorganization, better alignment and collaboration among existing staff/teams, etc.).
Organizational change is difficult. How should IT leaders think about and address issues of organizational change and future effectiveness? How should they go about actually doing it? What are the most important factors for assuring a high-performing organization? These and other related questions will be addressed.
To help achieve this Fred will survey the IT leaders in CLAC by email prior to the session to get their perspectives and facilitate discussion of your responses and the organizational effectiveness challenges we all face.
Presentation: [Schmitt]
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