APPENDIX B:
WORKSHOP AGENDA

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
WORKSHOP ON A DIGITAL NATIONAL
LIBRARY FOR SME&T EDUCATION

National Academy of Sciences Building
Meeting Room—NAS Lecture Room (unless otherwise noted)
August 7-8, 1997

AGENDA

August 7, 1997: Pedagogical and Logistical Opportunities and Challenges in Establishing a National Library for Undergraduate SME&T Education



8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM	Announcements, Welcome, Overview and Objectives of Workshop • Jay Labov and Herb Lin, National Research Council • Jack Wilson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Workshop Chair) • Hal Richtol, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation
9:00 AM	Plenary Session I and Discussion Presentations and Panel Discussion: The Role and Value of a Digital National Library for Undergraduate SME&T Education. What are the Opportunities and Challenges?
	Panelists: • William Arms, Corporation for National Research Initiatives • Miriam Masullo, Watson Research Center, IBM • Michael Raugh, Interconnect Technologies Corp. • Lee Zia, University of New Hampshire
	Questions and comments from the audience to members of the panel and the workshop audience.
10:20 AM	Break
10:40 AM	Plenary Session II and Discussion Presentations and Panel Discussion: The Role and Value of a Digital National Library for Undergraduate SME&T Education. What are the Opportunities and Challenges?
	Panelists: • Mary Case, Association of Research Libraries • Michael Lesk, Bellcore • Francis Miksa, University of Texas • Nisha Vora, Association of American Publishers
	Questions and comments from the audience to members of the panel and the workshop audience.
12:00 PM	Description of afternoon break-out sessions and charges to participants
12:15 PM	Lunch
1:30 PM	Break-out Sessions Break-out sessions that deal with specific curricular, pedagogical, logistical, and economic and legal issues in establishing a Digital National Library for Undergraduate SME&T Education. • Curricular/Pedagogical/User Issues—Lecture Room and NAS Auditorium • Logistic/Technology Issues—NAS 150 • Economic/Legal Issues—NAS 180
5:00 PM	Cocktails and Dinner, the Rotunda and Members Room
7:00-8:30	Reports from Break-out Sessions—Lecture Room Break-out sessions report back on their findings and recommendations.
	Discussion of recommendations from Day 1 that should be included in the report to NSF.

August 8, 1997: Should NSF Sponsor the Establishment of a National Library for Undergraduate SME&T Education?



8:15 AM	Continental Breakfast - Lecture Room
8:45 AM	Overview of Goals and Objectives to be Considered in Break-out Sessions. Jack Wilson, Chair
9:30 AM	Break-out Sessions • Curricular/Pedagogical/User Issues—Lecture Room • Logistic/Technology Issues—NAS 150 and NAS 250 • Economic/Legal Issues—NAS 180
11:00 AM	Break
11:15 AM	Reports from Break-out Sessions
12:15 PM	Final Comments and Discussions from Workshop Participants—Points of Consensus
12:30 PM	Adjourn (Box Lunches Provided)