Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture
Roger C. Schonfeld
Director of Research at ITHAKA S+R
"Forward Thinking: Aligning Library Services with Faculty Needs"
Friday, September 23, 2011 at 3 pm
Gordon H. Smith Hall, Albany Quadrangle
This year our speaker is Roger Schonfeld, Director of Research at ITHAKA, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the academic community take full advantage of rapidly advancing information and networking technologies and the provider of the popular JSTOR service. Roger's work has focused on shifts in faculty attitudes and research practices in an increasingly electronic environment; shifts in teaching practices and the future of instruction; and the academic library in a digital environment, including the economics, preservation, and policy issues associated with the transition from print to electronic formats for scholarly literature and government documents. An abstract of his talk, "Forward Thinking: Aligning Library Services with Faculty Needs" follows:
Over the past decade, many groups of faculty members have seen their demands for and use of academic library services change significantly. The availability of digital collections has had a transformative effect on use, while evolving faculty research methods and pedagogies are introducing new demands. But, is there a clear vision for the future needs of faculty members or future services of the campus library? And, to what extent are library leaders and faculty members aligned in their understanding of these visions? This talk will incorporate research findings on changing attitudes and usage patterns of faculty members broadly, in comparison with the attitudes and practices of librarians, bolstered by a more detailed focus on practices in the field of history. These data will serve as the basis for an examination of faculty needs, including in library collections, uses for library spaces, and the provision of new library services. Ultimately, this talk will consider whether libraries can develop long-term strategies for changing their offerings to meet the future needs of faculty members, or whether they must focus on the here and now to manage change much more responsively.
Following Roger's talk, a panel of faculty members from Lewis & Clark and Reed College will respond with their thoughts and impressions. Finally, the speaker and panelists will be available to take questions from the audience. A reception will follow the event.
Roger Schonfeld's work has been covered recently in the Chronicle of Higher Education (see: http://goo.gl/uPBvM; http://goo.gl/WtlDj) and Inside Higher Ed (see http://goo.gl/Rj1nc; http://goo.gl/kkhbK).
Johannah Sherrer
1947-1998
Director
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
Lewis & Clark College
July 1993-September 1998
The Johannah Sherrer Memorial Lecture in Library Service was established in 1999 by James J. Kopp to commemorate the contributions and legacies of a respected friend, colleague, and champion of service.
Known for her warm smile, her boundless energy, vitality, and drive, her compassion and friendliness to all creatures great and small, and her devotion to service in all its connotations, Johannah Sherrer was a friend, a colleague, a mentor, a leader, and a champion of libraries.
Johannah came to Lewis & Clark in 1993 from Duke University where she served as Head of Reference. She held positions as Coordinator of Reference Services and Collection Development and then Director of Public Services at the University of Northern Colorado. She worked at the University of Dayton from 1970 to 1979, initially as Reference Librarian and then as Head of Reference. She received her MSLS from the University of Kentucky, an MA in History from the University of Dayton, and her BA degree from the University of Portland.
Johannah authored and co-authored numerous articles and book chapters and was a frequent speaker and panelist at library conferences. She chaired the ALA's Professional Ethics Committee and several other committees at the national, regional, and state levels.
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Previous Sherrer Lecture Presentations
2010 -- "Think with Me: The Possibilities of Public Conversations in Cultural Institutions"
Dr. David Carr, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2009 -- "Straws In the Wind: Emerging Models of Library Service"
Lizabeth (Betsy) A. Wilson, University of Washington
2008 -- "Aligning Academic Libraries with Real User Needs"
Susan Gibbons, University of Rochester
2007 -- "A Convergence of Pathways: Re-imagining Image Collections for Tomorrow's Teachers and Learners"
Elisa Lanzi, Smith College
2006 -- "Peering Through the Net: Student Perspectives on the Net Generation--A Panel Presentation"
Craig Beebe, Tyler Caffall, Charlotte Helmer, Mahria Lebow, Mindy Ross, Eric Valentine
2004 -- "On the Same Path: Faculty, Librarians, and IT Collaboration"
Susan L. Perry, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Council on Library and Information Resources
2003 -- "The Changing Face of Service: A Panel Presentation"
Patricia Cutright, Victoria Hanawalt, John Helmer, Elaine Heras, Scott Smith
2002 -- "Service in a Collaborative Way"
Joan K. Lippincott, Coalition for Networked Information
2001 -- "The Importance of Being Learned"
Elizabeth A. Dupuis, University of Texas
2000 -- "The Fate of Service in an Increasingly Digital and Commercial World"
Jerry D. Campbell, University of Southern California
1999 -- "Service in a Complex Future"
Walt Crawford, Research Libraries Group
