AGENDA
SMETE-Lib Workshop
July 21 to 23, 1998
National Science Foundation
Arlington, VA
Overview of the Agenda
The agenda for the workshop concentrates on two topics, which have been identified by the Steering Committee and the staff of the National Science Foundation.
- Scope and features
- There are a variety of concepts for the form that a digital library, or libraries, for undergraduate education might take. They differ in the intended audience, the types of material collected, the methods of organization, and how they might impact education. The first topic is to categorize these options and to list the educational benefits associated with each.
- Priorities
- The second topic builds on the list of concepts generated by from the first topic. Since it is not possible to address all options at the same time, the task is to recommend priorities. What should be done first and why?
To address these topics, members of the workshop will be divided into breakout groups with approximately 15 to 20 people in each, chaired by members of the Steering Committee. Members of the workshop will be pre-assigned to groups, with the aim of having all viewpoints represented in each group.
Tuesday, July 21
National Science Foundation, Room 375
Take the North Elevator to the second floor of the NSF building and sign in at the security desk.
| 7:00 - 7:30 pm | Registration |
| 7:30 - 7:45 | Brief Welcome and Introduction Norman Fortenberry, Division Director Division of Undergraduate Education, NSF |
| 7:45 - 8:15 | Welcoming Remarks Luther Williams, Assistant Director Directorate for Education and Human Resources, NSF |
| 8:15 -8:45 | Questions Norman Fortenberry and Luther Williams |
| 8:45 | Coffee and cookies |
Wednesday, July 22
National Science Foundation, Room 375
| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Coffee |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | Welcome Frank Wattenberg, NSF |
| 8:45 - 9:15 | Background: Review of the National Research
Council study, "Developing a Digital National Library for Undergraduate Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Education", August 1997 Jack Wilson, RPI |
| 9:15 - 10:00 | Introduction to the first breakout topic:
Scope and Features of the SMETE Library William Arms, CNRI |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 | Breakout groups: Scope and Features of the SMETE Library |
| 12:00 - 1:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:15 - 3:00 | Breakout topic: Scope and Features of the SMETE Library(continued) |
| 3:00 - 3:45 | Break |
| 3:45 - 5:30 | Reports on first breakout groups |
| 5:30 - 7:00 | Breakout group leaders prepare materials for second breakout topic |
Evening on your own.
Thursday, July 23
National Science Foundation, Room 375
| 8:00 - 8:30 am | Coffee |
| 8:30 - 10:00 | Introduction to the second breakout topic: Priorities
for the SMETE Library Alice Agogino, University of California, Berkeley Wade Ellis, West Valley College Steve Griffin, COLLEGIS |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Break |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Breakout groups: Priorities for the SMETE Library |
| 12:30 - 1:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 - 2:45 | Reports on second breakout groups |
| 2:45 - 3:30 | Conclusions and recommendations |
| 3:30 | Adjourn |
The SMETE-Lib web pages and mailing list are hosted by D-Lib with support from the NSF's Division of Undergraduate Education.
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Last revised: July 15, 1998