May 15, 2006 at 10:00am — 2:00pm
Librarians from the Puget Sound region and representatives from Blackwell’s Book Services exchange views on the management of print publications in an increasingly digital information environment.
Location: Morken Center Public Events Room
Duration: 2:42:13
A Roundtable Conversation on the Contemporary Printed Book Marketplace,
Its Major Players, the Influences of Technology, and the Evolving Role
of the Printed Book Among Academic Libraries and Their Users, Now and
Into the Future
Monday, May 15, 2006, 10:00 AM to 1:00 P.M.
Morken Center for Learning and Technology, Room 103
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
All-Participants Luncheon, 1:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
University Center, Regency Room
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, Washington
This extended professional conversation engages staff from Blackwell’s
Book Services (Portland, Oregon), librarians, faculty, and staff from
the libraries of Puget Sound Academic Independent Libraries (PSAIL), and
a representative of The University of Washington Press. Through a
series of informal presentations and subsequent question-and-answer
session and discussion, we anticipate a wide-ranging and inter-related
exploration of the following major themes:
Changes in user behavior patterns and expectations of the printed book.
Technological influences, developments, and trends, and their impact
on the printed book world.
Acquisition, production, publishing, marketing, and distribution in the
contemporary printed book trade. Transition from print to digital and
the implications for both formats. New models of marketing and bookselling.
Technological influences, developments, and trends, and their impact on
the printed book world. New models of marketing and bookselling.
Current and near-future state of the academic library, its budgets, its
collection development practices, and its commitment to printed books.
The program will be webcast and available simultaneously to PSAIL
libraries’ staff who are unable to be present at PLU. The webcast will
be archived by PLU and can be accessed by interested parties in the
future. The formal program will be followed by lunch involving all the
participants:
PSAIL Members and Guests
John Popko, University Librarian, Seattle University, Co-Facilitator
Scott Alan Smith, Regional Sales Manager, Blackwell’s, Co-Facilitator
Gary Rautenstrauch, President & CEO, Blackwell’s
Matt Barnes, Sales & Marketing Vice President, Blackwell’s
Christine Mitchell, Bibliographic & Technical Services Manager, Blackwell’s
Tom Loughran, Approval Systems Manager, Blackwell’s
Solveig C. Robinson, Assistant Professor of English and Director,
Publishing & Printing Arts, Pacific Lutheran University
Mary Anderson, Associate Director and General Manager, University of
Washington Press
Charles Diede, Library Director, Northwest University
Tru Doolittle, Reference Librarian, Northwest University
Gina Stocker, Acquisitions Supervisor, Northwest University
Chris Ferguson, Associate Provost, Pacific Lutheran University
Holly A. Senn, Virtual Reference Services Librarian, Pacific Lutheran
University
Bryce Nelson, University Librarian, Seattle Pacific University
Karen Fischer, Library Director, University of Puget Sound
Peggy Firman, Associate Director for Collection Development and
Technical Services, University of Puget Sound
Carmel Thompson, Acquisitions Supervisor, University of Puget Sound
Mary Linden Sepulveda, Coordinator of Collection Development, Seattle
University
Jan Hartley, Head of Technical Services, Seattle University
Scot Harrison, Interim Library Director, Saint Martin’s University
Ahniwa Ferrari, Reference Assistant (& McGill GSLIS to-be), Saint
Martin’s University
Kathy Hansen, Acquisitions Supervisor, Saint Martin’s University
Andrea Kueter, Public Services Librarian, Saint Martin’s University
Morken Center http://www.plu.edu/~morken/directions.html
Solveig Robinson http://www.plu.edu/~robinssc/
Holly Senn http://www.ryksenn.com/installations.htm
