1. Enhancing graduate education (and research) a fresh look at library engagement ARL Fall Forum 2007 Research, Scholarship, & Interdisciplinarity Concurrent Breakout Session Steve Hiller, U. Washington Neil Rambo, U. Washington/ARL

2. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 Tentative Concurrent Session Agenda  Questions suggested by the morning and noon sessions  Examples of innovative work with graduate students at your institution or by your library  Discussions at tables on opportunities/ideas for research libraries to be more engaged and central to graduate research/scholarship and interdisciplinarity  Discussions at tables on how to move these opportunities/ideas to fruition (infrastructure needs)  Tables share with larger group

3. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 Some Questions on Research/Scholarship  What research/data management tools are important to graduate research/scholarship?  How different is the library role in supporting science and humanities research?  How do doctoral and masters students differ in research information needs and support?  What will the growth in professional masters programs mean for library collections/services?  What are the implications of “globalized research” for libraries?

4. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 Some Questions on Interdisciplinarity  Is there a unique role for the library in facilitating interdisciplinary work?  How can libraries help surmount discipline “language” issues?  How can libraries facilitate cross-sector partnerships?  Do libraries have a viable role in developing interdisciplinary discovery tools?

5. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 How to translate ideas/solutions into a way to move forward?  What is needed to mount a sustained capacity to assess graduate student needs in order to plan appropriate library programs/services?  What is the relationship between these needs and those of other constituent groups?

6. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 Innovative Programs at Your Library or Institution

7. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 How to translate ideas/solutions into a way to move forward?  What are the key resources needed?  Workforce  What knowledge, skills, abilities are needed?  Other resources?  Technology, funding, critical partnerships, …  What organizational structure is needed to enable more effective engagement?

8. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 Opportunities/Ideas for Enhancing Library Connection to Graduate Education Table discussion

9. Research, scholarship, & interdisciplinarity ARL Fall Forum 2007 How to translate ideas/solutions into a way to move forward?  Identify sources and strategies for gaining needed resources  Retraining  Reallocating  New funding  How to begin to lay the groundwork for the internal change needed?