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Distinguished Seminar Series

OCLC Research established the Distinguished Seminar Series in 1978 to encourage the exchange of ideas across the barriers of time, space, and disciplines. Each year OCLC invites distinguished professionals to Dublin to make presentations on topics of current interest. Speakers may discuss recently completed or early-stage research that they have undertaken, or report other types of professional activity. The topics sometimes align closely with research directions within OCLC, but also may represent areas of interest to the library and information science community not formally under study by OCLC researchers. Diversity of topics is essential to meeting the purpose of the Distinguished Seminar Series.

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Date Speaker Title
March 16, 2009

Richard Ovenden
Keeper of Special Collections
Associate Director
Bodleian Library
University of Oxford

Managing the Collective Collection: Local Challenges, Global Opportunities (.pdf: 9MB/90 pp.)
Abstract
PDF (67kb/1p.)
Presentation webcast (video and slides)
Discussion webcast
Presentation audio (.mp3: 57MB/ 72min.)
Discussion audio (.mp3: 20MB/22min.)
February 12, 2009

Tom Hickerson
Vice Provost, Libraries and Cultural Resources
University Librarian
University of Calgary

Convergence of Knowledge and Culture: Calgary's Design for the Future (.pdf: 554KB/53 pp.)
Abstract
PDF (112kb/1p.)
Presentation webcast (video and slides)
Discussion webcast
Presentation audio (.mp3: 52MB/ 55min.)
Discussion audio (.mp3: 29MB/31min.)
June 19, 2008

Carole L. Palmer
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Library & Information Science (GSLIS)
Director, Center for Informatics Research in Science & Scholarship (CIRSS)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Research Practice and Research Libraries: Working toward High-Impact Information Services (.ppt: 5.7MB/41 slides)
Abstract
PDF (125kb/1p.)
Audio (MP3: 74.2MB/80 min.)  
April 22, 2008

Jennifer Bowen and David Lindahl
River Campus Libraries
University of Rochester

The University of Rochester's eXtensible Catalog (XC) project
Abstract
PDF (126kb/1p.)
   
September 20, 2007

Mike Eisenberg
Professor and Dean Emeritus
The Information School
The University of Washington

The Sky is Not Falling! Opportunities Abound as Library Schools Become Information Schools (.pdf: 5.5 MB/103 pp.)
Abstract
PDF (67kb/1p.)
   
January 8, 2007

Michael A. Keller
University Librarian and Director
Academic Information Resources
Stanford University
Publisher, HighWire Press
Publisher, Stanford University Press

Mass digitization in the Google Book Search program and its possible effects on scholarship
Abstract
PDF (116K/1p.)
   
November 29, 2006

Marshall Breeding
Director for Innovative Technologies and Research
Jean & Alexander Heard Library
Vanderbilt University

Trends in Library Automation: Meeting the challenges of a new generation of library users (1.07MB/54 slides)
Abstract
Audio:
Better audio, larger file (MP3: 87MB)
Smaller file, faster download (MP3: 22MB)
 
October 26, 2006

Chris Rusbridge
Director, Digital Curation Centre
University of Edinburgh

"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow:" the players on the curation stage (6.2MB/63 slides)
Abstract
PDF (122K/1p.)
   
April 24, 2006

Douglas Tudhope
Reader, School of Computing
University of Glamorgan

Towards Terminology Services: Esperiences from the FACET project (1.24MB/44 slides)
Abstract
PDF (36K/1p.)
   
December 8, 2005

Cathy Marshall
Senior Researcher
Microsoft Corporation

A Personal Digital Dark Ages: Assessing the Fate of Our Digital Belongings

Abstract
PDF (40K/1p.)
   
September 30, 2005

Ching-chih Chen, Ph.D.
Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College

New Mode of Universal Access: The Latest Development of Global Memory Net

Abstract
PDF (54K/1p.)
  Selected quick references
Related item:
A paper closely paralleling this presentation is available (PDF:5.2MB/10pp.) by courtesy of the author and the publisher, Journal of Zhejiang University SCIENCE.
August 25, 2005

Diana G. Oblinger, Ph.D.
Vice President
EDUCAUSE

Listening to What We're Seeing (PPT:1.2MB/56slides)
Abstract
PDF (46K/1p.)
 
February 16, 2005

Priscilla Caplan
Assistant Director, Digital Library Services
Florida Center for Library Automation

Preservation Rumination: Digital Preservation and the Unfamiliar Future (PPT:622K/35slides)
Abstract
PDF (36K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:23MB/100min)
December 9, 2004

Gregory M. Shreve, Ph.D.
Director, Institute for Applied Linguistics
Chair, Modern and Classical Language Studies
Kent State University

Software Localization and Internationalization: How and Why
(PPT:811K/37slides)

Abstract
PDF (43K/1p.)
Audio:
Better audio, larger file (MP3:28MB/103min)
Smaller file, faster download (MP3:6MB/93min)
Related presentation:
Internationalizing Digital Libraries: Towards a Standards-Based Strategy (PPT:791K/30slides). Presented at ASIS&T 2004, 14 November 2004, Providence, Rhode Island (USA). [Provided by G. Shreve in response to audience requests following his DSS presentation.]
October 7, 2004

Paul Conway
Director, Information Technology Services
Perkins Library
Duke Universiy

Institutional Repositories: Is There Anything Left to Say? (PDF:2.5MB/45pp.)
Abstract
PDF (39K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:20MB/85min.)
May 17, 2004

Jim Gray
Distinguished Engineer
Scaleable Servers Research Group

Manager
Bay Area Research Center
Microsoft

The World Wide Telescope: A Prototype of the Digital Library (PPT:1.42MB/32slides)
Abstract
PDF (41K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:22MB/95min.)
April 29, 2004

Blaise Cronin
Rudy Professor of Information Science
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University

Visiting Professor
School of Computing
Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland

Scholars and Scripts, Eyeballs and Epistemes: What it Means to Publish (PPT:714K/29 slides)
Abstract
PDF (41K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:61MB/66min.)
March 11, 2004

Derek Law
Librarian

Head of Information Resources Directorate
University of Strathclyde

The Social Role of Digital Libraries
Abstract
PDF (45K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:23MB/66min.)
October 21, 2003

Gloriana St. Clair, Ph.D.
Dean of University Libraries
Carnegie Mellon University

The Million Book Project Today (PPT:927K/22 slides)
Abstract
PDF (49K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:12MB/53min.)
September 19, 2003

Ken Klingenstein
Project Director
Internet2 Middleware

The Golden Age of Plywood (PDF:1.74MB/64 slides)
Abstract:
HTML
PDF (43K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:20.2MB/88min.)
April 15, 2003
(1:00 p.m.)

Jane Ryland
Member
OCLC Board of Trustees

Membership Consultant
Internet2

Internet2 Today (PPT:2.89MB/65 slides)
Abstract:
HTML
PDF (39K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:13.4MB/58min.)
February 26, 2003 Roy Tennant
Manager
eScholarship Web & Services Design
California Digital Library
Points of Pain, Peculiar Possibilities, and a Patron Paradise, or A Slightly Arbitrary Set of Hair-brained Ideas (PPT:2.58MB/45 slides)
Abstract:
HTML
PDF (43K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:19.5MB/86min.)
February 3, 2003 Robert S. Martin, Ph.D
Director
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Libraries, Their Role And Relationship To Other Cultural Institutions
Abstract:
HTML
PDF (40K/1p.)
Audio
(MP3:13.7MB/60min.)
October 25, 2002

William Y. Arms
Professor
Computer Science

Director
Information Science Program
Cornell University

The National Science Digital Library (NSDL) as an Example of Current Research in Information Science (PowerPoint:1.09MB/41 slides)
Abstract
(PDF:40K/1p.)
 
July 30, 2002

Jason Epstein
Publishing Innovator

Co-founder
3BillionBooks

Reading: The Digital Future
Abstract
(PDF:44K/1pp.)
 
March 20, 2002

Neil McLean, Ph.D.
Pro Vice-Chancellor, E-Learning and Information Services
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia

Director, IMS Australia

Libraries and eLearning: Organizational and Technical Interoperability
Abstract Audio
(MP3:25.6MB/63min.)
Paper
(Word:198K/13pp.)
December 4, 2001 Barbara B. Tillett, Ph.D.
Chief
Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
The FRBR Model (Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records)
Abstract  
November 20, 2001 Tukaram S. Kumbar, Ph.D.
Scientist-D
Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET)
Ahmedabad, India
Indian Libraries and the OCLC Global Library Cooperative: An exploration of opportunities and possibilities for collaboration
Abstract  
August 28, 2001 Kathleen Braverman, Ph.D.
Partner
Global Lead Management Corporation
Cincinnati, Ohio
Social Dialects in America's Workplace
Abstract Newsletter Article
(PDF:13.4MB/40pp.; see p. 21)
April 20, 2001 Christine Borgman, Ph.D.
Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies
UCLA

Visiting Professor
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University, England
From Gutenberg to the Global Information Infrastructure: Access to Information in the Networked World
Abstract Newsletter Article
(PDF:8517K/48pp.; see p. 34)
January 31, 2001 Sarah E. Thomas, Ph.D.
Carl A. Kroch University Librarian
Cornell University
The Library Catalog as Internet Portal
Abstract Newsletter Article
(PDF:27,753K/48pp.; see p. 27)
November 7, 2000 Gail McMillan, M.A., M.L.S.
Associate Professor
University Libraries
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Perspectives on ETDs (Electronic Theses and Dissertations): Library Issues and Responsibilities
Abstract Newsletter Article
(PDF: 3139K/48pp.; see p. 22)
February 18, 2000 Eric Lease Morgan
Librarian
NCSU Libraries
North Carolina State University
MyLibrary: A Model for Implementing a User-centered, Customizable Interface to a Library's Collection of Information Resources
Abstract  
November 16, 1999 Vicki O'Day
doctoral student
Department of Anthropology
University of California Santa Cruz.
Information Ecologies and Digital Libraries
Abstract Newsletter Article
(PDF: 1851K/56pp.; see p. 31)
May 21, 1999 William Newman
Principal Scientist
Xerox Research Centre Europe
Developing Tools for Readers and Writers based on Over-the-Desk Digital Cameras
Abstract  
April 13, 1999 Karen M. Drabenstott, M.L.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Information
Unversity of Michigan
Envisioning a Multimedia Dewey Decimal Classification
Abstract  
February 23, 1999 Dr. Norman Paskin
Director
The International DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Foundation
The DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
Abstract  
January 19, 1999 Adam Eisgrau
Lobbyist
American Library Association
Copyright, the Universe and Everything
Abstract  
October 26, 1998 Ia McIlwaine
Professor of Information Studies
University of London
Archive and Information Studies
University College London
Communication and Classification in the next Century
Abstract  
December 5, 1997 Dr. Steve Pollitt
Reader in Information Science at the University of Huddersfield, UK
View Based Searching: A New Paradigm for Information Retrieval Based on Faceted Classification and Indexing
Abstract  
November 11, 1997 Wendy Lougee
Assistant Director for Digital Library Initiatives
University of Michigan Library
Perspectives on the Digital Information Environment: A Case for Collaborative and Institutional Models
Abstract  
April 15, 1997 Toni Carbo, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
School of Information Sciences
University of Pittsburgh
Information Policy and the Work of the National Information Infrastructure Advisory Council (NII AC)
Abstract  
February 27, 1997 Archie Dick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of South Africa

Visiting Professor
Wayne State University
Librarianship and Information Science in South Africa: Reflections on the Parting of the Ways
Abstract  
March 19, 1996 Kenneth D. Crews, J.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Law and of Library and Information Science
Indiana University

Director of the Copyright Management Center
Indiana University-Purdue University
The Copyright Dilemma: Legal Tensions and Information Networks
January 30, 1996 Barbara B. Tillett, Ph.D.
Chief
Cataloging Policy and Support Office
Library of Congress
Conceptual Modeling and Cataloging Rules
March 7, 1995 Carol Tenopir
Professor
School of Information Sciences
University of Tennessee
Electronic Reference in Academic Libraries in the 1990's
October 11, 1994 Yuri Rubinsky
President and Co-Founder
SoftQuad, Inc.
The Exhilaration of Making Accessible Documents: Publishing for the Print-Disabled
December 14, 1993 Donald H. Kraft
Professor of Computer Science and Adjunct Professor of Library and Information Science
Louisiana State University
One Journal Editor's View of the Future of Journals
June 22, 1993 Karen Sparck Jones
Assistant Director of Research
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
Foundations for Automatic Summarising: A Framework and Some Experiments
May 7, 1993 Daniel E. Atkins
Dean and Professor
School of Information and Library Studies
The University of Michigan
Towards a National Collaboratory
March 5, 1993 Roger G. Noll
Morris M. Doyle Professor of Public Policy
Department of Economics
Stanford University
Scholarly Periodical Costs and the Future of the Research Library
December 1, 1992 Mary E. Jackson
Head
Interlibrary Loan Department
University of Pennsylvania Library
Rushing Toward 2000: Enhancing Services, Technologies, and Priorities for Resource Sharing
May 20, 1992 Elliot Soloway
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The University of Michigan
Interactive Learning Environments
April 13, 1992 Ben A. Shneiderman
Professor
Computer Science Department
University of Maryland at College Park
User Interfaces for Information Visualization
November 13, 1991 Theodor Holm Nelson
Distinguished Fellow
Autodesk, Inc.
Tomorrow's Online 'Docuverse'
March 18, 1991 E. Gordon Gee
President
The Ohio State University
From Hardware to Thoughtware: Information Literacy and the Community of Learning
February 27, 1991 Howard Besser
Assistant Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Pittsburgh
Extending Retrieval Systems to Include Images: What do we need to consider?
November 12, 1990 John M. Carroll
Manager
User Interface Theory and Design
IBM Watson Research Center
Making a Science 'in' Design
June 5, 1990 Robert Bailey
President
Computer Psychology, Inc.
Designing Quality User Interfaces
May 14, 1990 Jeffrey Katzer
Professor of Information Studies
Syracuse University
Toward a More Realistic Assessment of Information Retrieval Performance
March 12, 1990 Donald A. Marchand
Dean
School of Information Studies
Center for Science & Technology
Syracuse University
Infotrends: A 1990's Outlook on Strategic Information Management
December 7, 1989 Robert C. Heterick
Vice President for Information Systems
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Demons, Paradoxes and Golden Arches
November 9, 1989 Ward Shaw
Executive Director
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries
Local Systems Developments Relating to Networking, Services, End User Access, and the Hardware, Software, and Connectivity Platforms and Approaches
July 11, 1989 Anne J. Mathews
Director
Office of Library Programs
U.S. Department of Education
The Office of Library Programs: An Overview
June 8, 1989 David S. H. Rosenthal
Sun Microsystems
The X Application Environment
March 14, 1989 Dagobert Soergel
Professor
College of Library and Information Services
University of Maryland at College Park
Improved Access to LC Classification and LC Subject Headings for Online Searchers and Catalogers Through Conceptual Analysis
February 10, 1989 Edward A. Fox
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
From Electronic Publishing to Intelligent Information Retrieval
November 8, 1988 Karen Sparck Jones
Assistant Director of Research
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge
Integrated Inquiry Systems
October 11, 1988 Ferdinand F. Leimkuhler
Professor and Head
School of Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
A Prospectus on Information Systems Engineering
September 20, 1988 David L. Waltz
Professor
Computer Science
Brandeis University

Director
Advanced Information Systems
Thinking Machines Corporation, "Parallel Computing for Information Retrieval
May 3, 1988 W. Bruce Croft
Associate Professor
Department of Computer and Information Science
University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Retrieval by Plausible Inference
April 8, 1988 William S. Cooper
Professor of Library and Inforamtion Studies
University of California, Berkeley
Human and Inhuman Uses of Probability Theory in Information Retrieval
March 8, 1988 Michael Lesk
Division Manager of Computer Science Research
Bell Communications Research, Inc.
Experiments with Computer Readable Dictionaries
February 16, 1988 Nicholas Belkin
Professor
School of Communication
Information and Library Studies
Rutgers University
On the Nature and Function of Explanation in Intelligent Information Retrieval
November 9, 1987 W. David Penniman
Director
Libraries and Information Systems Center
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Tomorrow's Library Today
September 16, 1987 Toni Carbo Bearman
Dean of the School of Library and Information Science
University of Pittsburgh
Changes in the Life Cycle of Information and Implications of These Changes for the Education of Information Professionals
July 14, 1987 Sandra Mamrak
Associate Professor
Department of Computer and Information Science
The Ohio State University
A Software Architecture to Support Data Translation
May 27, 1987 Patrick Wilson
Professor
School of Library and Information Studies
University of California, Berkeley
The Work and the Work Record in Cataloging
April 3, 1987 Brian Shackel
Professor
Department of Human Sciences
Loughborough University of Technology

Director of HUSAT
The Impact of Technological Development in the Prepublication Dissemination of Information: Project Quartet
March 17, 1987 Michael Buckland
Assistant Vice President for Library Plans and Policies
Office of the President
University of California
The Vanishing Library Catalog: Access, Bibliography, and Technology
February 3, 1987 Narain H. Gehani
Bell Laboratories
Murray Hill, New Jersey
Novel Aspects of Ada
December 2, 1986 Dana Scott
University Professor of Computer Science
Philosophy and Mathematical Logic
Carnegie Mellon University
Capturing Concepts with Data Structures
November 11, 1986 Jose-Marie Griffiths
Vice-President
King Research, Inc.
Evaluating the Impact of Implementing an Integrated Automated Library System
October 21, 1986 Martha Williams
Professor of Information Science
Information Retrieval Research Laboratory
Coordinated Science Laboratory
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Information Retrieval Research: Interface Comparison, Database Selection and Transparent Systems
September 23, 1986 Abraham Bookstein
Professor
Graduate Library School
The University of Chicago
Feedback Mechanisms in Information Retrieval
May 6, 1986 F. W. Lancaster
Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois
Uses of Machine Readable Databases in Technological and Social Forecasting
April 1, 1986 Michael Gorman
Director of General Services
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library
Cataloging for the Electronic Union Catalog
March 11, 1986 Charles M. Dollars
Assistant Director
Archival Research & Evaluation
National Archives and Records Service
Electronic Information Handling Technologies: Preservation Issues
February 18, 1986 Joseph W. Price
Chief of the Science and Technology Division
Library of Congress
Optical Disk Technology and Library Needs
January 7, 1986 Wesley L. Boomgaarden
Preservation Officer
The Ohio State University Libraries
Preservation Administration in Research Libraries: Making the Past Accessible to the Future
November 11, 1985 Gerard Salton
Professor
Computer Science
Cornell University
and
Joel Fagan
graduate student
linguistics and computer science
Cornell University
The Generation of Complex Content Descriptions for Document Identification
October 8, 1985 M. Lynn Neufeld
former Executive Director
National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services
Databases: Dinosaurs to Compact Disks
May 10, 1985 B. Chandrasekaran
Professor of Computer and Information Science
The Ohio State University
Expert Systems: Matching Techniques to Tasks
April 23, 1985 Brian Shackel
Head of the Department of Human Sciences
Loughborough University
Electronic Journals--A Paperless Paradox
March 8, 1985 Elliot Soloway
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Yale University
The Mental Life of Programmers
February 15, 1985 Gerald DeJong
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
University of Illinois
An Overview of Natural Language Processing
January 18, 1985 Donald Kraft
Professor
Department of Computer Science
Louisiana State University
Fuzzy Subset Theory and Generalized Boolean Retrieval Systems
December 13, 1984 Lee Hollaar
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Utah
Utah Text Retrieval Project
September 27, 1984 Linda C. Smith
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Univesity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Libraries and Information Systems
August 24, 1984 Aviezri S. Fraenkel
Professor
Department of Applied Mathematics
The Weizmann Institute of Science
The Use and Usefulness of Numeration Systems
March 30, 1984 Stanley Smith
Professor Emeritus
Department of Zoology
The Ohio State University
Video Displays, Work, and Vision
December 15, 1983 Viktor Hampel
Project Leader
Technology Information System
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Demonstration of the Technology Information System and the Gateway Computer at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
November 8, 1983 David Grey Remington
Chief
Cataloging Distribution Service
Library of Congress
Libraries in Electronic Publishing: Publishing, Information, Delivery, and Library Service Converge in the New Optical Disk Technology
February 17, 1982 Kenneth E. Dowlin
Director
Pikes Peak Library District
Maggie's Place System
May 10, 1981 Ching-chih Chen
Professor and Associate Dean
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
Simmons College
The Role of Libraries in the Electronic Age as Reflected in Research Studies of Citizen Information Needs
December 10, 1980 Pauline Atherton
Professor
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
A Forward Look at On-Line Services in the 1980's
November 25, 1980 William McGrath
Dean of Library Services
University of Lowell
The Impact of Libraries on International Enrollment
November 19, 1980 Herbert S. White
Dean
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University
The Academic Library Budget Crunch and the Reluctant Conversion to Cooperation and Resource Sharing
May 13, 1980 A. W. Speyers
Manager
Regional Sales
Interstate Electronics, Inc.
Voice Data Entry
April 17, 1980 Michael J. McGill
Associate Professor and Assistant Dean
School of Information Studies
Syracuse University
Subject Oriented Information Retrieval Systems
March 13, 1980 Lawrence A. Woods
Head
Research and Development Unit
University Library and Audio Visual Center
Purdue University
An Overview of the Use of Micro-Computers in the Library
September 14, 1979 Jack Belzer
Professor
School of Library and Information Science
University of Pittsburgh
Personalized Computer Languages for Man-Machine Communications
August 14, 1979 Stuart Zweben
Assistant Professor
Department of Computer and Information Science
The Ohio State University
Design Methodologies in Software Engineering
February 23, 1979 Richard M. Dougherty
Director
University Library
The University of Michigan
Technological Deployment in Research Libraries
December 7, 1978 Davis B. McCarn
President
Online Information International, Inc.
Unmediated Searching
October 4, 1978 Charles T. Meadow
Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Drexel University
Individualized Instruction for Data Access