APPENDIX B:
WORKSHOP AGENDA
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
WORKSHOP ON A DIGITAL NATIONAL
LIBRARY FOR SME&T EDUCATION
National Academy of Sciences Building
Meeting RoomNAS 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 IssuesLecture Room and NAS Auditorium Logistic/Technology IssuesNAS 150 Economic/Legal IssuesNAS 180 |
| 5:00 PM | Cocktails and Dinner, the Rotunda and Members Room |
| 7:00-8:30 | Reports from Break-out SessionsLecture 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 IssuesLecture Room Logistic/Technology IssuesNAS 150 and NAS 250 Economic/Legal IssuesNAS 180 |
| 11:00 AM | Break |
| 11:15 AM | Reports from Break-out Sessions |
| 12:15 PM | Final Comments and Discussions from Workshop ParticipantsPoints of Consensus |
| 12:30 PM | Adjourn (Box Lunches Provided) |