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6th Scientific Symposium Frankfurt – 6. Wissenschaftliches Symposium Frankfurt

October 5–7, 2006

The World According to GNARP: Prospects for Transatlantic Library Partnership in the Digital Age

GNARP und wie sie die Welt sieht: Aussichten transatlantischer Partnerschaft im digitalen Zeitalter

Organized by: Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg of the University of Frankfurt together with the German–North American Resources Partnership (GNARP) of the Global Resources Network (GRN)

Venue: Campus Westend of the University of Frankfurt (directions), Frankfurt am Main.

Registration: €50/$60 non-refundable by check (U.S. participants only) sent within 21 days of registration. German registration will be coordinated by the University of Frankfurt Library. Attendance will be limited to 100 participants, ideally 50 American and 50 German, to include all speakers, panelists, and additional others on a first-come first-served basis.

Accommodation: A contingent of economically priced single and double rooms has been reserved for US conference participants attending the Frankfurt Book Fair and this conference. Further information available by following the links provided below.

Further Information: In US contact: James Hill, Center for Research Libraries; in Germany contact: Lindsey Fairhurst, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, l.fairhurst@ub.uni-frankfurt.de

Sponsored by: Chadwyck-Healey/ProQuest, Thomson Scientific, Harrassowitz, and the US Embassy in Germany.

Background and Purpose of this Meeting:
With an opening reception sponsored by Thomson Scientific on the evening of Thursday, October 5, the German–North American Resources Partnership (GNARP) and the University of Frankfurt Library will be hosting an important two-day conference this fall in Frankfurt, Germany: “The World According to GNARP: Prospects for Transatlantic Library Partnership in the Digital Age.” Sessions at this meeting will explore the wealth of library resources—archival, print, and digital—available to students and researchers in Germany and the United States in five selected subject areas: North American Studies, German Studies, Judaica, Africana, and South Asia/India, highlighting both existing avenues (and obstacles) for transatlantic resource sharing along with future prospects. In addition, several other important topics will be highlighted through individual presentations and panel discussions: the future of German as a language of the sciences; existing and planned electronic journal archives in Germany and the U.S.; print and digital repositories; and a special panel on "comparative cataloging cultures" on both sides of the Atlantic. Registration, program, and hotel information will be available by mid-April on WESSWeb and at the GNARP site at http://www.crl.edu/grn/gnarp/index.asp.

The “World According to GNARP” conference will be taking place simultaneously with the Frankfurt Book Fair, the largest book-related event in the world, attracting annually 285,000 visitors (2005). With sponsorship commitments in hand from Chadwyck-Healey/ProQuest, Otto Harrassowitz, and Thomson Scientific, and in partnership with the Frankfurt Book Fair, the University of Frankfurt Library, and the US Embassy in Berlin, U.S. librarians will be taking part in a host of exciting events at the fair, with two full days to roam about before the conference begins. GNARP is collaborating with the Western European Studies Section (WESS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and with other groups to staff a combined booth representing "US Academic and Research Libraries" at the Frankfurt Book Fair at a central location, adjacent to the booths of German university libraries, US Embassy and Consulate Information Resource Centers (IRC), and international booksellers. The booth will also be less than 100 feet away from the “Fachbuchausstellung,” an annual exhibit of several hundred recent publications from all over the world on topics in library and information science, as well as library, printing, and publishing history. The team effort and the generous support received so far will provide for a larger booth than in years past, complete with Internet hook-up, more display space, and a meeting table. The fair opens the evening of October 3, predictably with a speech by the German chancellor or foreign minister, and runs through October 8. India is the Guest of Honor at this year's fair. In addition to providing information to the hundreds of thousands of visitors to the fair, the "US Academic and Research Libraries" booth will be “base camp” and source of information for American librarians visiting the fair.

Thanks to generous funding provided by our sponsors, travel subsidies will be provided to book fair booth staffers and conference presenters, as well as to other North American participants on a competitive basis. A contingent of affordable hotel rooms ($60–90/night) located outside Frankfurt—including a converted medieval mill in Gelnhausen, 44 km/27 mi. from Frankfurt, and the famous Hotelschiff on the Main River near Frankfurt-Höchst—has already been reserved. A reception at an attractive venue in Frankfurt is in the works for Friday, October 6. We expect the total cost for travelers to Frankfurt, including airfare, to be about $1300 (pre-subsidy). For more on Americans in Frankfurt, see the WESS site at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~wessweb/wessfair.htm or the report in American Libraries, December 2004, online at http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ala/Top?id=10070016&layout=document&page=36.

Here is the current draft schedule of events for “The World According to GNARP.” (For more information on conference speakers and panelists, visit the German conference site.)

 

Printable Schedule (PDF , 70KB)

When	What	Who
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
6:30–8:00 p.m.	Empfang/Reception (Hotel Maritim or Frankfurt Marriott, Hamburger Allee 2-10, near the Fair)	hosted by Thomson Scientific for all conference participants
Friday, October 6, 2006 Moderator: Berndt Dugall, Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt
9:00–10:00 a.m.	Anmeldung/Registration (Campus Westend, Uni Frankfurt, Room IG 311)
10:00–10:15 a.m.	Gruβwort/Welcome	Berndt Dugall, Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt
10:15–10:30 a.m.	Einführung & Überblick/Introduction and Overview	James Simon, Center for Research Libraries, Chicago
10:30–11:15 a.m.	Eröffnungsansprache/Keynote Address: Die Zukunft von Deutsch als Wissenschaftssprache – The Future of German as a Language of the Sciences	Prof. Ludwig M. Eichinger, Director, Institut für Deutsche Sprache, Mannheim (G)
11:15–11:30 a.m.	Kaffeepause/Coffee Break
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	Panel 1: Resources in German & German Studies
11:30 a.m.–12 noon	In Germany [Michel - Abstract]	Dr. Volker Michel, Universitätsbibliothek Frankfurt
12 noon–12:30 p.m.	In USA [Remak-Honnef - Abstract]	Elisabeth Remak-Honnef, University of California, Santa Cruz
12:30–12:45 p.m.	Discussion	All panelists
12:45–1:30 p.m.	Mittagessen/Lunch (Casino, Campus Westend)
1:30–2:30 p.m.	Panel 2: Komparatistik der Katalogkulturen in USA und Deutschland/ Comparing Cataloging Cultures in the US and Germany [Croissant & Henze - Abstract]	Charles Croissant, St. Louis University Gudrun Henze, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
2:30–5:15 p.m.	Area Studies: Vergleichende Betrachtungen und Aussichten transatlantischer Zusammenarbeit/Comparative Views and the Prospects for Transatlantic Cooperation
2:30–3:20 p.m.	Panel 3a: Indien und Südasien/India and South Asia [Merkel - Abstract] [Maheshwary - Abstract]	Avinash Maheshwary, Duke University Nicole Merkel, Bibliothek des Südasien-Instituts in Heidelberg
3:20–3:35 p.m.	Kaffeepause/Coffee Break
3:35–4:25 p.m.	Panel 3b: Afrikanistik/African Studies [Bergenthum - Abstract] [Easterbrook - Abstract] [Easterbrook - Appendices]	Dr. Hartmut Bergenthum, UB Frankfurt David Easterbrook, Northwestern University
4:25–5:15 p.m.	Panel 3c: Judaistik/Jewish Studies [Vernon - Abstract] [Heuberger - Abstract]	Dr. Rachel Heuberger, UB Frankfurt Elizabeth Vernon, Harvard University
5:15–5:45 p.m.	General Discussion	All panelists and audience
6:00 p.m.	"From Grüneburg and IG Farben to the Westend Campus". Guided tour in English of the Westend Campus. After the tour, evening meal in the historical "Römerkeller".
Saturday, October 7, 2006 Moderator: Jeffrey Garrett, Northwestern University
9:30–9:45 a.m.	Organisatorische Hinweise/Housekeeping Announcements	Jeffrey Garrett, Northwestern University
9:45–11:00 a.m.	Panel 4: Resources in North American Studies
9:45–10:15 a.m.	In USA [Pankake - Abstract]	Marcia Pankake, University of Minnesota
10:15–10:45 a.m.	In Germany	Dr. Jens Mittelbach, StUB Göttingen
10:45–11:00 a.m.	Questions and Discussion
11:00–11:15 a.m.	Kaffeepause/Coffee Break
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	Panel 5: Retrospective Digitization of Research Journals: Bestandsaufnahme und Implikationen für die Zukunft/Survey and Future Implications
11:15 a.m.–12 noon	Initiatives in the United States: JSTOR; Periodicals Archive Online [Krueger - Abstract]	Stephanie Krueger, JSTOR Mary Sauer-Games, Chadwyck-Healey/ProQuest
12:00–12:30 p.m.	Initiatives in Germany: DigiZeitschriften	Prof. Dr. Elmar Mittler, StUB Göttingen Ralf Stockmann, Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
12:30–12:45 p.m.	Questions and Discussion
12:45–1:45 p.m.	Mittagessen/Lunch
1:45–3:15 p.m.	Panel 6: International Print and Digital Repositories: German Initiatives . . . and Others Yet to Come
1:45–2:30 p.m.	Initiatives in the United States: CRL, Portico, LOCKSS, Internet Archive [Simon, Krueger & Seadle - Abstract]	James Simon, Center for Research Libraries, Chicago Stephanie Krueger, JSTOR/Portico Prof. Michael Seadle, Institut für Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
2:30–3:00 p.m.	Initiatives in Germany [Dugall - Abstract]	Berndt Dugall, UB Frankfurt
3:00–3:15 p.m.	Questions and Discussion
3:15–4:00 p.m.	Schlussdiskussion/Concluding Discussion: Ergebnisse/ Outcomes of this Meeting	All