Signposts and Omens – Can We Learn from the Past?

• Convener

  
  Peter Boyce

  American Astronomical Society and Maria Mitchelle Association

  Introduction to the Session

• Alan L. Bacon

  Head of Content Management, Blackwell Publishing

  Making the Right Connections: Linking past, Present and Future

• Eleanor Cook

  Serials Coordinator and Professor, Appalachian State University

  Consortia at the Crossroads: Interpreting the Signs

• Paola Gargiulo

  C.A.S.P.U.R.

  The View from Europe

• Michael Grossberg

  Editor, American Historical Review and Professor of History and Law, Indiana University

  Taking the Right Path: Electronic Publication and the Creation of New Histories for the New Age

• Michael A. Keller

  University Librarian, Director of Academic Information Resources, Publisher of HighWire Press, Publisher of Stanford University Press, Stanford University

  Opening Keynote

• Yves Mény

  President, The European University Institute
  Veerle Deckmyn

  Library Director, The European University Institute

• Deanna Marcum

  Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress

• Convener

  
  Michael Mabe

  Elsevier

• Richard Boulderstone

  British Library

  International Library Collaboration

• Carol Tenopir

  University of Tennessee

  User Behaviour Across International and Disciplinary Boundaries

• Maurice Long

  BMJ Group

  Extending International Access to Research: HINARI, AGORA et alia

• David Worlock

  Chairman, EPS Ltd.

  A review and discussion of the Open Access movement and what it means for publishing, electronic journals, the researcher, and the wider community

• Convener

  
  Joyce L. Ogburn

  Associate Director of the Libraries for Resources and Collection Management Services, University of Washington

  Consortial or cooperative programs in the United States and many other countries have fueled the need to preserve print and digital resources and to provide access to those resources

• Klaus Kempf

  Head of Collection Development at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Munich and for the Bayern-Konsortium

  Shared Collection Building: The Philosopher's Stone in Hard Times? German Experiences

• Margot Wiesner

  HEBIS, the Coalition of Academic and Regional Libraries in the Region Hessen (Frankfurt am Main)

  When the License is Terminated

• Phil Davis

  Life Sciences Bibliographer, Cornell University, TBA

  Can Downloads Predict the Size of a User-Community? Implications for Librarians and Publishers

• Dr. Alice Keller

  Head of Collection Management, Oxford University Library Services and Bodleian Library

  Sharing Collections on a Local, National or International Level

• Hans Geleijnse

  University Librarian, Director of IT services, Chief Information Officer, Tilburg University

  Development of a European Network of Libraries

• Convener

  
  Steve O'Connor

  Chief Executive Officer Caval Collaborative Solutions

  Political and economic realities and future choices and preferences for decision-making are key influencers on funding sources and support

• Andrew C. Herkovic

  Foundation Relations & Strategic Projects, Cecil H. Green Library, Stanford University

  Proposals, Grants and Projects: A Strategic View for Collection Development

• John Barrie

  Founder & CEO of Turnitin

  Authenticating Published Works: Eliminating Possibilities of Plagiarism

• Pentii Vattulainen

  CEO of National Repository Library of Finland
  Steve O'Connor

  CEO, CAVAL

  Collaborative Solutions for Low Use Research Material

• David Swords

  Vice President International YBP

  Collecting the Vanishing Collectable: Global Headaches and Long Arms

• Tony Ferguson

  Librarian, University of Hong Kong

  Development of a European Network of Libraries