New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, and Partnerships: an International Symposium

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Ansicht von Frankfurt am Main von Westen her by Domenico Quaglio (1831), held at Städel Museum, Frankfurt.

Date:

Friday, October 13, 2017

What challenges confront 21st- century research libraries in Europe and North America? How can libraries more deeply engage and support scholars throughout the full life cycle of learning, digital scholarship, and interdisciplinary research partnerships? How can libraries maintain excellence in both services and collections across a multiplicity of formats? How might regional or transnational institutional and professional alliances forge agile, sustainable collaborations to aid in this work?

These questions will be addressed at a Symposium, New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, and Partnerships, to take place on Friday, October 13, 2017, at the German National Library during the Frankfurt Book Fair. Anticipated session topics include: collections and collaboration; digital scholarship; the publishing revolution; new dimensions of service to scholars and students; and new strategies for services and partnerships.

Since France will be the Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2017, this is a unique opportunity for librarians and information professionals from France, Germany, North America and beyond to come together, share perspectives, and learn from leaders and colleagues. Symposium organizers are planning other activities in collaboration with local cultural institutions, universities, and libraries. In coordination with the Book Fair (October 11-15) there will be many additional events in Frankfurt celebrating France, French culture, and publishing.

The Symposium is sponsored by the Collaborative Initiative for French Language Collections (CIFNAL) and the German-North American Resources Partnership (GNARP), both working projects of the Center for Research Libraries (Chicago, USA), with support from the German National Library and other French, German, and international partners.

Bibliothek & Information Deutschland [2] (BII) offers grants to non-German conference participants who apply [3]. More information on eligibility is here [4].

For more information, contact frankfurtsymposium@listserv.crl.edu [5]

Please see the Call for Participation [6] for more information. The proposal submission deadline was March 30, 2017.

This event has been announced in the German publication BuB - Forum Bibliothek und Information http://b-u-b.de/frankfurter-symposium/ [7]

Time:

9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Central European Time

Location:

Frankfurt, Germany

Contact:

Judy Alspach - jalspach@crl.edu [10]

See all [11]

Program:

CIFNAL [12]

GNARP [13]

Program

German National Library [16], Adickesallee 1, Frankfurt am Main
Friday, October 13, 2017

Registration begins at 9:00 am; the program begins promptly at 9:30.
The closing reception will be held at the Library.

The final program [17] includes the schedule and information about presentations.

Welcome & Session 1: Engaging Scholars and Students
Video Recording [18]

Session 2: Strategies for Collections and Partnerships
Video Recording [19]

Posters were presented during the midday break. The Poster List [20] describes the content of posters, and a Poster Index [21] is organized by last name and by poster title.

Session 3: 21st Century Scholarship: Mining the Past
Video Recording [22]

Session 4: 21st Century Scholarship: Forging the Future
Video Recording [23]

Session 5: Reflections
Video Recording [24]

Related Activities

Plan to arrive in Germany early to take advantage of these opportunities for symposium registrants:

Monday, October 9, 2017

Visit Harrassowitz (library materials vendor), in Wiesbaden, 9:30 am or 1:30 pm
Tour Frankfurt Public Central Library, 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Presentation [25]

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Tour Germany National Library, Frankfurt 10:00 am
Visit Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper. Meet at Hellerhofstr. 2-4, 60327 Frankfurt am Main -- S-Bahn Stop Galluswarte S-Bahn 3,4,5,6 (this is the same line you take from the train station to the book fair)
- Welcome and introduction to FAZ, tour of archive, discussion with members of FAZ editorial team, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Tour of the printing facility in Mörfelden (FAZ will provide transportation by bus to Mörfelden and back), 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Attend Book Fair orientation at the Frankfurt University Library, then proceed to Fair with colleagues, drop in between 8:30 and 10:00 am
Expert Tour of the Book Fair for librarians attending the symposium, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm.
The Expert Tour will start at the Business Club [26], which is right in the entrance area of Hall 4, ground level. Our meeting point is the conference room Europa within the Business Club. The tour will be led by Michael Jay, President of Educational Systems, Inc.
Attend sponsored evening event for members of ACRL's European Studies Section, by separate invitation

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Visit the International Librarians Reception (Blaue Stunde) at the Book Fair, Cafeteria am ILC, Hot Spot Professional & Scientific Information Stage, Halle 4.2, N 99, 5:30 pm

All events are free for symposium registrants, but some have limited space.

Please check the Frankfurt Area Guide [27] for many other cultural activities in Frankfurt during the week.

Frankfurt Book Fair

The Symposium New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, and Partnerships will take place October 13, 2017 during the Frankfurt Book Fair, which has designated France as its Guest of Honor in 2017.

The Frankfurt Book Fair will be held October 11-15, 2017 and is the international publishing industry’s biggest trade fair. Each year more than 7,000 exhibitors from 100 countries and more than a quarter of a million visitors attend this event.

More information about the Frankfurt Book Fair can be found here:

http://buchmesse.de/en/fbf/ [28] (In English)
http://buchmesse.de/de/fbm/ [29] (In German)

A guide to registering for the Frankfurt Book Fair is available here [30].

Specific Transportation and Book Fair information [31] has been prepared by Heidi Madden.

Produced in anticipation of France being the Guest of Honor at the 2017 Frankfurt Book Fair, a special issue of Livres Hebdo about French publishing is available here [32].

Frankfurt Area Guide

Attendees of the New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, and Partnerships International Symposium will find information about transportation, lodging, sightseeing in the Frankfurt area and other logistics on a guide created by Planning Team members Richard Hacken and Rex Hatfield.

The guide resides on the WESSWeb wiki, where it can easily be updated by members of the Planning Team.

http://wessweb.info/index.php/Frankfurt_Area_Guide [33]

Additional specific Book Fair and Transportation information [34] has been prepared by Heidi Madden.

Francfort en francais author index 2017 excerpt [35]

Frankfurt Book Fair A-Z 2017 excerpt [36]

Planning Team

Chairs

Sarah How, European Studies Librarian, Cornell University; Chair, CIFNAL
Dr. Heidi Madden, Librarian for Western European and Medieval Renaissance Studies, Adjunct Assistant Professor of German Studies, Duke University

Committee

Judy Alspach, Area Studies Program Manager, Center for Research Libraries
Jill Baron, Librarian for Romance Languages & Literatures and Latin American Studies, Dartmouth College
Dr. Paula Carns, Head, Literatures and Languages Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Katie Gibson, Humanities Librarian, Miami University, Ohio
Dr. Richard D. Hacken, European Studies Librarian, Brigham Young University
Rex Hatfield, German Studies Librarian, Princeton University
Meredith Levin, Western European Humanities Librarian, Columbia University; Interim Head, Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary
Dr. Michael Seadle, Director, Berlin School of Library and Information Science, co-Director, HEADT Centre, Research Dean, Faculty of Humanities, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Dr. Sarah Sussman, Curator, French and Italian Collections; Head, International and Area Studies Resource Group, Stanford University Libraries
Kristen Totleben, Modern Languages and Cultures Librarian, University of Rochester
Dr. Lidia Uziel, Head of Western Languages Division and Bibliographer for Western Europe, Harvard University
Brian Vetruba, Germanic Languages and Literatures, Comparative Literature, and European Studies Librarian, Washington University, St. Louis; Chair, GNARP
Sarah G. Wenzel, Bibliographer for Literatures of Europe and the Americas, University of Chicago Library

Institutional Partners and Advisors

Raphaëlle Bats, Chargée de mission relations internationals, Enssib, Lyon
Professor Tom Becker, Berufsverband Information Bibliothek e.V.
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Fabrice Gabriel, Director, Institut français, Berlin
Dr. Doris Grüter, Romance Studies Information Service (Romanistik FID), Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn
Ute Schwens, Director in Frankfurt am Main, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Dr. Heiner Schnelling, Director, Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt am Main

Call for Participation

The Center for Research Libraries and its French (CIFNAL [12]) and German (GNARP [13]) international programs, together with French and German partners, invite proposals for papers, presentations, and posters to be presented at an international symposium. New Directions for Libraries, Scholars, and Partnerships will be held on October 13, 2017 at the German National Library in Frankfurt, Germany.

Themes and opportunities

France will be the Guest of Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair (October 11-15, 2017), making this symposium an unparalleled opportunity to gather library and scholarly communication professionals from North America, France and Francophone countries, Germany, and beyond. Special emphasis will be on digital scholarship in the humanities and social sciences; distinctive services or collections; practical strategies for facilitating learning and research; and proposals for partnerships. Scholars work in the global arena; academic and research libraries in Europe and North America share the challenges inherent in supporting and participating in teaching and scholarship. Collaboration, innovation, and international partnerships are necessary for an effective and sustainable infrastructure for critical inquiry and research.

Proposals are encouraged from library and scholarly communication professionals at all career stages. Successful proposals may address the general symposium themes of innovation, collaboration, or partnerships or be inspired by the related topics suggested below. Presentations or papers should be 15 minutes long; poster specifications are available here [37].

Potential topics

New Dimensions of Engagement with Scholars and Students
- Transforming research information services
- Contributing to emerging research methods, sources and practices
- Developing subject and liaison librarianship
- Using digital tools for teaching and learning in European studies
Strategies for Collections and Partnerships
- Regional and international alliances and partnerships
- Distinctive French-language collections
- Digital humanities or social sciences projects in French or European studies
- Addressing international interlibrary loan and document delivery dilemmas
The 21st Century Digital and/or Hybrid Scholarship Cycle
- Issues and solutions for humanities and social science scholars
- Effects of the current publishing (r)evolution
- Open Access and copyright
- Collecting and managing born-digital or transmedia material
- Preservation and archiving
Tools and Techniques for Sustained Professional Development
- Engaging new library professionals in international collaborations
- Internships, exchanges, training, and curriculum innovation
- Digital pedagogy and digital tools
- Teaching information literacy and research methods
- Librarianship and the liberal arts

Submission guidelines

Please submit your proposal by March 15, 2017 for a 15 minute paper or presentation (about 2,000-3,000 words, or PPT presentation) or for a poster (A1 size or approximately 24” x 36”). Use the submission form [38] on the symposium website, and include an abstract of 500 words or less. Notification will be by May 1, 2017. Final presentation drafts are due September 20, 2017.

The primary symposium language will be English. If you need to present in French, please contact organizers to describe how you might provide translation into English, or to discuss translation options.

For further questions about posters or presentations, contact frankfurtsymposium@listserv.crl.edu [5].

Important dates

Proposal submission - EXTENDED deadline: March 30, 2017
Notification of authors: May 1, 2017
Early symposium registration: August 1, 2017 (registration is required of all attendees)
Submission of paper (text), presentation (PPT), or poster (PDF): September 20, 2017
Symposium: October 13, 2017
Frankfurt Book Fair: October 11-15, 2017

General information

Participants are responsible for their own lodging and travel; however, suggestions and local information will be posted on the symposium website. Please note that Frankfurt Book Fair registration includes regional transportation for the five Fair days, permitting registrants to stay more cheaply outside the city, with easy access to key locations. The symposium registration fee will be moderate.

Symposium organizers are planning other activities to take place during the Book Fair week. Please consult the symposium website [39] for forthcoming information about these activities, and for the program.