Thursday, April 19
Library tours are concurrent, and last approximately 45 minutes. Registration is not necessary. Participants should meet at the main entrance/lobby of the library, unless otherwise noted.
For a description of tours being offered, visit the Symposium Tours page.
The Library Locations Map provides a quick reference to the locations of all of our campus libraries.
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm |
ToursTour 1: Regenstein Library and Special Collections Research Center |
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm |
ToursTour 1: Regenstein Library and Special Collections Research Center |
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Reception and RegistrationRegistration: See entry control attendant at Regenstein's main lobby. Reception: Special Collections Research Center Classroom, located on the 1st Floor of Regenstein Library Special thanks to Atlas Systems, sponsor of the 2012 IviesPlus Access Services Symposium. |
7:00 pm |
Shuttle Bus to Downtown HotelsA shuttle bus will be available following the reception to take participants back to their hotels and the downtown area. |
Friday, April 20
Unless otherwise specified, all events are in the Special Collection Research Center Classroom, located on the 1st Floor of Regenstein Library.
A note about breakout sessions
There will be six breakout sessions offered at this year's symposium, three in the morning and three in the afternoon. The sessions have also been organized into "tracks" this year, to help attendees identify topics in which they're most interested. You are welcome to attend any session you'd like, regardless of whether they are in the same track.
Track A: Rethinking Resource Sharing
Track B: Redesigning Library Spaces
Track C: Reimagining Services
8:30 am - 9:00 am |
Coffee, Pastries, and RegistrationRegistration: See entry control attendant at Regenstein's main lobby. Coffee and pastries: Special Collection Research Center Classroom. |
9:00 am - 9:20 am |
Welcome AddressesJudith Nadler, Director and University Librarian |
9:20 am - 10:00 am |
Keynote AddressJeremy York, Hathi Trust Project Librarian |
10:00 am - 10:15 am |
Questions and Answers on Keynote |
10:15 am - 10:45 am |
Break |
10:45 am - 11:45 am |
Morning Breakout SessionsTrack A: The Future of Reserves and Interlibrary Loan Facilitator: Michael Cook, Cornell University Track B: Whither the Stacks? Facilitator: David W. Bottorff, University of Chicago Library Track C: Providing Service, Enforcing Policies Facilitator: Michael Finigan, Duke University Libraries |
11:45 am - 12:30 pm |
LunchComplimentary box lunches will be provided to attendees in Room A-11 on the A Level of Regenstein. |
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm |
Campus Tours (optional)All campus tours will depart from the Regenstein lobby at 12:30 pm. University of Chicago Library staff will lead groups to their destinations. Tour 1: Reva and David Logan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts Tour 2: Rockefeller Chapel Carillon Tower Tour 3: Campus Walking Tour Tour 4: Bookstore Crawl (self-guided; see insert in registration folder) For a description of campus tours, visit the Symposium Tours page. |
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm |
“Lightning” RoundSpeakers will discuss how the work of Access Services is changing at their institutions and the changes they plan to make in the next year to meet user needs more effectively in a changing information landscape. Each speaker will be strictly limited to 5 minutes. There will be a final 10 minutes at the end of the session for discussion. Participating speakers:Steven Lavallee, Head of the Friedman Study Center Francie Mrkich, Director of Access Services Wendy Wilcox, Access Services Librarian Lynn Amber, Access Services Librarian Michael Finigan, Head of Access & Delivery Services Matthew Sheehy, Head of Access Services Rebecca Pernell, Senior Librarian & Head of Access Services Jim Vaughan, Associate University Librarian for User Services Robert Krall, Director of Access Services & Departmental Libraries |
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Break |
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm |
Afternoon Breakout SessionsTrack A: Consortia, Coordination, Collaboration Facilitator: Peter Collins, University of Pennsylvania Track B: Designing Spaces / Managing Spaces Facilitator: Steven Lavallee, Brown University Track C: Out with the Old, in with the New? Facilitator: Marybeth Bean, Yale University |
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm |
Group Sharing and Farewell |