 2008
Workshop on the
Transformation of the College Library
March 27-29, 2008: Baltimore, MD
Application Deadline: October 1, 2007
The 2008 Transformation of the College Library Workshop will be the last
in a series of highly successful workshops that began in 2002 that have
focused on the dramatic changes now occurring in college libraries. Intended
to help small and mid-sized colleges and universities deal successfully
with those changes, this year's workshop will focus on information literacy
as a fundamental element of liberal education and as a powerful instrument
for the transformation of the library and its place in the academic life
of the campus. With this focus, the workshop will address such critical
issues as the role of the library in teaching and learning through collaboration
between librarians and faculty members; the changing use and conception
of the physical space of the library; the challenges of using technology
in improving students’ learning; implementing institutional change;
and assessing the institution-wide impact of changes in library services.
Institutions are especially likely to find the workshop beneficial if
they are actively working to strengthen their informational literacy programs,
encouraging faculty members and librarians to work together, and fostering
collaboration between information technology and library staffs.
The workshop is being organized by the Council of Independent Colleges
and the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education with the
generous financial support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The workshop
is cosponsored by the Association of College and Research Libraries and
the Council on Library and Information Resources. The Appalachian College
Association and the United Negro College Fund have both endorsed the program.
Co-directors of the workshop are Scott
Bennett, Yale University Librarian Emeritus; Rita
Gulstad, Interim Vice President and Dean of the University at Central
Methodist University; and Thomas Kirk,
Library Director and Coordinator of Information Services at Earlham College.
Workshop and Application Details
Application Deadline: October 1, 2007
Workshop Application
(MS Word) 
The workshop is designed to assist a small team from each institution
to develop an individualized plan for an information literacy program
to be implemented upon return to the campus. The workshop can accommodate
teams from 25 colleges and universities, with each team consisting of
three persons, including the library director, the academic vice president
or provost, and one other person well positioned to influence faculty
thinking about information literacy. We believe having a faculty person
participate in the workshop is likely to pay especially high dividends
for any campus-based activities that follow the workshop, but the particular
circumstances of an individual campus might make it best for the third
team member to be the individual with responsibility for first-year programs,
for a teaching and/or learning center, for faculty professional development
grants, or for information technology.
Applications are evaluated on the basis of the evidence of the ability
of the institutional team to effect change upon returning home; the institution’s
present engagement with information literacy; the institution’s
readiness to take appropriate next steps in its information literacy program;
and the likelihood that the experience of the institution will be valuable
to others attending the workshop.
Preference will be given to applications from institutions that have
not sent teams to prior NITLE Transformation of the College Library Workshops
and are currently members of the Council of Independent Colleges and/or
participants in the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education.
Institutions that are accepted as participants will receive a travel stipend
of up to $1,100. Applications for the Transformation of the College Library
Workshop should be submitted by October 1, 2007 to Leslie
Rogers, CIC Conference Manager, by email, fax, or mail at:
Transformation of the College Library Workshop
Council of Independent Colleges
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 320
Washington, DC 20036
lrogers@cic.nche.edu
Fax: (202) 466-7238
Participants will be notified of acceptance by November 16, 2007.
Workshop Site, Hotel,
and Travel Information
Holiday
Inn - Inner Harbor
301 West Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: (410) 685-3500
Fax: (410) 727-6169
Conference Rates: $154.00 single/double; $164.00 triple; $174.00 quadruple
For reservations, please call the hotel at (410) 685-3500 or (800) 426-8483
and state that you are with the Council of Independent Colleges’
Transformation of the College Library Workshop. The reservation
cut-off date is March 6, 2008 at 3:00 pm EST. Any reservations
made after that date and time will only be accommodated at the conference
rate on a space-available basis.
General Information
The Holiday Inn - Inner Harbor hotel has 375 rooms and is conveniently
located just three blocks from the famed Baltimore Inner Harbor attractions.
It sits across from Camden Yards - home of the Baltimore Orioles, the
Baltimore Convention Center, and 1st Mariner Arena. The hotel is 8 miles
from the Baltimore-Washington International Airport and is within walking
distance to Babe Ruth’s Birthplace, Lexington Market and The Maryland
Science Center.
Directions to the Hotel
From Baltimore-Washington International Airport: From Interstate
I-95 North, take exit 53 (395). Follow until expressway becomes South
Howard Street. Go straight through three lights and turn left at the fourth
light, which is West Lombard Street. The Holiday Inn will be on your left.
From Ronald Reagan National Airport: From Interstate I-395 North
to I-295 North. Take right on West Pratt Street. Take left on South Howard
Street. Go straight through three lights and turn left at the fourth light,
which is West Lombard Street. The Holiday Inn will be on your left.
Airport Transportation
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)
Distance: 8 miles
Shuttle Charge (one way): $12.00
Taxi Charge (one way): $40.00 (approximately)
Time by taxi: 15 minutes
Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA)
Distance: 45 miles
Taxi Charge (one way): $80.00 (approximately)
Hotel Parking Rate: $18.00 per day
Additional Resources
Previous Library Workshop
Resources - In preparation for the 2008 library workshop,
individuals may view presentation speeches, reports, or slides, as well
as campus action plans and success stories, from previous workshops.
Archives: 2007 Library Workshops;
2005-2006 Library Workshops; 2004
Library Workshops; 2002 Pilot Workshop
For questions about the Learning Spaces and Technology Workshop,
contact CIC Program Officer Sarah Stoycos at (202) 466-7230 ext. 228 or
sstoycos@cic.nche.edu.
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