1. The Stanford - California State Library Institute on 21st-Century Librarianship Michael A. Keller Stanford University Librarian Public Librarians' Forum 3 March 1999

2. Institute Mission … foster the adoption of new & evolving tools, methods, and technologies by those in library service through exploration and sharing of experience in an annual, residential, summer symposium for library leaders and technologists … support community of library leaders in an era of rapid change … enhance their capacities

3. Institute Goals An exciting, intense, interactive annual symposium on the Stanford campus Deep inquiry into impact of technology on library services Coordinate with other Library initiatives in California World-wide attendance, but weighted for California librarians

4. Why the Institute? Stanford –Appropriate contributions of a private university to library service in California & to the profession at large: exemplars, models, experiments –Commitment to affecting the direction and fairness of information technology California State Library –Need for in-service, mid career continuing education and development focused on technology and leadership

5. Why Stanford? Commitment to practical results - A 100-year legacy Commitment to exploration and application of information technology - A 50-year history Active engagement in solving issues affecting libraries - HighWire Press Breadth of resources within SUL/AIR Experience with disaster management

6. Summer Symposium Five days, including meals and evenings Plenary morning sessions In-depth afternoon tracks Structured interactive times Hands-on experience Taught by leading practitioners

7. Summer Symposium Attendance Current and future leaders –Including technical and upper administration Multi-type libraries Limited to 150 individuals 2/3 from California - 1/3 from elsewhere Fees waived for qualified staff of California libraries

8. Summer Symposium Tracks Strategic planning -- results oriented tactics Digitization standards, policies, procedures, technologies Emergency preparedness / Disaster response Government & community relations; funding strategies Preservation & conservation

9. Outputs and future developments Web site Video recording Broadcast –webcasting and/or narrow casting Development of distance learning program –Managerial / Technical Goal: Credit toward certification / degrees

10. Team/Library Resources Manager (now recruiting) Admin. Associate (now recruiting) All SUL/AIR directors Technical managers External faculty State Library (LDS) staff CLIR Digital Leadership Institute

11. Campus Resources Academic Information Resources –Residential Computing –Flexible Computer Classrooms –Digital Language Lab –Multimedia Lab Stanford Center for Professional Development (formerly Stanford Instructional Television Network) Conference facilities

12. What the Institute is Not (for now) A degree program Intended for non-professional or entry-level professional staff A venue for theoretical musing Something to ignore

13. Commitment Not “just another library conference” Practical orientation Relevant content Rigorous attention to implications of information technology Like the Stanford Publishing Course, a community building program

14. Interim Steps Identify specific needs and interests of California libraries through –Advisory Group –Survey / Focus Groups –Feedback from participants and their colleagues Conduct “mini-institutes” Develop curriculum / faculty / arrangements for Summer 2000 residential symposium

15. Advisory Group To convene Spring 1999 Major constituencies and agencies Object: list of recommendations

16. Survey / Focus Groups Priorities for content for institutes Identification of challenges / obstacles Advance notice about summer symposium

17. Milestones March 1999 –Hire staff April 1999 –Convene Advisory Group June 1999 –Conduct survey September 1999 –Convene mini-institutes August 2000 –Convene inaugural residential symposium

18. Questions … foster the adoption of new & evolving tools, methods, and technologies by those in library service through exploration and sharing of experience in an annual, residential, summer symposium for library leaders and technologists … support the community of library leaders in an era of rapid change … enhance their capacities