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 we invite distinguished professionals to our headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, to give 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. Some topics align closely with our current research directions, while others represent areas of interest to the library and information science community that are not formally being studied by our researchers. Diversity of topics is essential to meeting the purpose of the Distinguished Seminar Series.

Photo: Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight presents at the Distinguished Seminar Series in 2018.

Upcoming Distinguished Seminar Speakers

Previous Distinguished Seminar Speakers

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May 15

15 May 2019

Distinguished Seminar Series: "Why so Few? The Underrepresentation of Women in Technology and Software Development"

Sandy Payette, founding CEO of DuraSpace, discusses the alarming gender disparity in computing as a cultural issue in the areas of technology and software development.

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Kilgour Auditorium or virtually
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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Nov 14

14 November 2018

Distinguished Seminar Series: “Wikipedia’s gender gap, and what would Hari Seldon do about it?”

Distinguished Seminar Series featuring Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, Visiting Scholar at Northeastern University, Women Writers Project.

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Kilgour Auditorium or virtually
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]

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May 22

22 May 2018

Distinguished Seminar Series: "But what about copyright?"

In this Distinguished Seminar Series, Melissa Levine, Lead Copyright Officer at the University of Michigan Library, talks about how copyright touches almost all aspects of the work of libraries, museums, and archives, and she discusses current efforts to address copyright-related concerns at scale.

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Kilgour Auditorium or virtually
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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Nov 9

09 November 2017

Distinguished Seminar Series: "For the Greater (Not) Good (Enough): Open Access and Information Privilege"

Char Booth addressed the concept that open access has had a huge impact on publishing and scholarly communication, yet who you are, what you earn, and how you research still create serious barriers to information availability.

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Kilgour Auditorium
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]

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Jul 13

13 July 2017

Distinguished Seminar Series: "We Have Never Been Neutral: Search, Discovery, and the Politics of Access"

Dr. Kimberly Christen will address the concept that library and archive practices are neutral and non-biased, trace the often violent histories of collecting and the construction of the public domain, unpack their connections to the foundations of libraries and archives, and open a space to provide a framework for ethical engagements and reciprocal practices through culturally responsive tools and engagements.

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Kilgour Auditorium
Time: 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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Nov 21

21 November 2016

Distinguished Seminar Series: "Welcome to the Library: Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives"

In this presentation, “Welcome to the Library: Success of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives,” Trevor A. Dawes, Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums and May Morris University Librarian at the University of Delaware, reviews the work of the ALA Task Force for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, which he co-chaired, and also examines the diversity and inclusion efforts at several libraries.

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Kilgour Auditorium
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]

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Mar 7

07 March 2014

"Inside the Digital Public Library of America" Presentation by Dan Cohen

In this OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series presentation, Dan Cohen goes behind the scenes to discuss how the DPLA was created, how it functions as a portal and platform, what the staff is currently working on, and what's to come for the young project and organization. #ordss #dpla

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC OCLC Kilgour Building, Jordan Auditorium and online via WebEx
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, North America [UTC -5]

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Jun 13

13 June 2013

"How to Read Millions of Books" Presentation by Jean-Baptiste Michel

In this OCLC Research Distinguished Seminar Series presentation, Jean-Baptiste Michel discussed how his work in Culturomics led to the creation of the Google Ngram Viewer. Tweet: #ordss

Location: Dublin, Ohio
Venue: OCLC Headquarters and Online via WebEx
Time: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, North America [UTC -4]

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Earlier Distinguished Seminar Speakers

Date	Speaker	Title
10 May 2013	Kurt De Belder University Librarian at Leiden University, Director of Leiden University Libraries and of Leiden University Press	Transformation of the Academic Library #ordss
10 May 2013		Presentation slides (.pptx: 7.6MB/49 slides)	Presentation video (1:22)
21 February 2012	Gary Marchionini, Ph.D. Dean and Cary C. Boshamer Professor School of Information and Library Science University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Libraries as Read/Write Services (.pdf: 1.07MB/32 slides) #ordss
21 February 2012		Abstract PDF (193kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (82 min.)
16 January 2012	Nancy K. Roderer Director, Welch Medical Library Director, Division of Health Sciences Informatics Professor, Schools of Medicine and Public Health Johns Hopkins University	From Books and Buildings to Information and Services (.pdf: 993kb/19 slides) #ordss
16 January 2012		Abstract PDF (183kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (75 min.) Remaining chat Q&A (pdf: 33kb/3pp.)
16 June 2011	Scott Walter Associate University Librarian Associate Dean of Libraries Professor of Library Administration University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	The "Service Turn" and the Future of the Academic Library (.pdf: 1MB/47 slides) #ordss
16 June 2011		Abstract PDF (132kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (65 min.) Discussion webcast (21 min.)
22 October 2010	Johan Bollen Associate Professor Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing	Mobilizing Usage Data: Scholarly Metrics and Recommender Systems (.ppt: 22MB/50 slides)
22 October 2010		Abstract PDF (110kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (70 min.) Discussion webcast (17 min.)
8 July 2010	Paul Courant University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy Professor of Economics and of Information University of Michigan	Economic Perspectives on Academic Libraries (slides, .pdf: 365kb/17 pp.)
8 July 2010		Abstract PDF (100kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (72 min.) Discussion webcast (17 min.)
19 November 2009	Herbert Van de Sompel Research Library Prototyping Team Lead Los Alamos National Laboratory	Memento: Time Travel for the Web (slides, .pdf: 15.4MB/90 pp.)
19 November 2009		Abstract PDF (69kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (video and slides: 64 min.) Demonstration (video and audio: 6 min.) Discussion (video and audio: 16 min.)
9 October 2009	Helene Blowers Director of Digital Strategy Columbus Metropolitan Library	Finding the Phoenix: Feathers, Flight & the Future of Libraries (slides, .pdf: 4.7MB/75 pp.)
9 October 2009		Abstract PDF (65kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (80 min.)
23 September 2009	Anne R. Kenney Carl A. Kroch University Librarian Cornell University	Approaching an Entity Crisis: Reconceiving Research Libraries in a Multi-institutional Context (slides, .pdf: 2.65MB/36 pp.)
23 September 2009		Abstract PDF (64kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (78 min.)
23 July 2009	Paul Clough Lecturer in Information Systems Department of Information Studies University of Sheffield	MultiMatch: Providing Multilingual/Multimedia Access to Cultural Heritage Content (slides, .pdf: 7MB/53 pp.)
23 July 2009		Abstract PDF (67kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (90 min.)
16 March 2009	Richard Ovenden Keeper of Special Collections Associate Director Bodleian Library University of Oxford	Managing the Collective Collection: Local Challenges, Global Opportunities (slides, .pdf: 9MB/90 pp.)
16 March 2009		Abstract PDF (67kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (72 min.) Discussion webcast (22 min.)
12 February 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 (slides, .pdf: 554KB/53 pp.)
12 February 2009		Abstract PDF (112kb/1p.)	Presentation webcast (55 min.) Discussion webcast (31 min.)
19 June 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)
19 June 2008		Abstract PDF (125kb/1p.)
22 April 2008	Jennifer Bowen and David Lindahl River Campus Libraries University of Rochester	The University of Rochester's eXtensible Catalog (XC) project
22 April 2008		Abstract PDF (126kb/1p.)
20 September 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.)
20 September 2007		Abstract PDF (67kb/1p.)
8 January 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
8 January 2007		Abstract PDF (116K/1p.)
29 November 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)
29 November 2006		Abstract
26 October 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)
26 October 2006		Abstract PDF (122K/1p.)
24 April 2006	Douglas Tudhope Reader, School of Computing University of Glamorgan	Towards Terminology Services: Experiences from the FACET project (1.24MB/44 slides)
24 April 2006		Abstract PDF (36K/1p.)
8 December 2005	Cathy Marshall Senior Researcher Microsoft Corporation	A Personal Digital Dark Ages: Assessing the Fate of Our Digital Belongings
8 December 2005	Cathy Marshall Senior Researcher Microsoft Corporation	Abstract PDF (40K/1p.)
30 September 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.
25 August 2005	Diana G. Oblinger, Ph.D. Vice President EDUCAUSE	Listening to What We're Seeing (PPT:1.2MB/56slides)
25 August 2005	Diana G. Oblinger, Ph.D. Vice President EDUCAUSE	Abstract PDF (46K/1p.)
16 February 2005	Priscilla Caplan Assistant Director, Digital Library Services Florida Center for Library Automation	Preservation Rumination: Digital Preservation and the Unfamiliar Future (PPT:622K/35slides)
16 February 2005
9 December 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.)
		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.]
7 October 2004	Paul Conway Director, Information Technology Services Perkins Library Duke University	Institutional Repositories: Is There Anything Left to Say? (PDF:2.5MB/45pp.)
7 October 2004		Abstract PDF (39K/1p.)
17 May 2004	Jim Gray Distinguished Engineer Scalable Servers Research Group Manager Bay Area Research Center Microsoft	The World Wide Telescope: A Prototype of the Digital Library (PPT:1.42MB/32slides)
17 May 2004		Abstract PDF (41K/1p.)
29 April 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)
29 April 2004		Abstract PDF (41K/1p.)
11 March 2004	Derek Law Librarian Head of Information Resources Directorate University of Strathclyde	The Social Role of Digital Libraries
11 March 2004		Abstract PDF (45K/1p.)
21 October 2003	Gloriana St. Clair, Ph.D. Dean of University Libraries Carnegie Mellon University	The Million Book Project Today (PPT:927K/22 slides)
21 October 2003		Abstract PDF (49K/1p.)
19 September 2003	Ken Klingenstein Project Director Internet2 Middleware	The Golden Age of Plywood (PDF:1.74MB/64 slides)
19 September 2003	Ken Klingenstein Project Director Internet2 Middleware	Abstract: HTML PDF (43K/1p.)
15 April 2003 (1:00 p.m.)	Jane Ryland Member OCLC Board of Trustees Membership Consultant Internet2	Internet2 Today (PPT:2.89MB/65 slides)
15 April 2003 (1:00 p.m.)		Abstract: HTML PDF (39K/1p.)
26 February 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)
26 February 2003		Abstract: HTML PDF (43K/1p.)
3 February 2003	Robert S. Martin, Ph.D Director Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)	Libraries, Their Role And Relationship To Other Cultural Institutions
3 February 2003		Abstract: HTML PDF (40K/1p.)
25 October 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)
25 October 2002		Abstract (PDF:40K/1p.)
30 July 2002	Jason Epstein Publishing Innovator Co-founder 3BillionBooks	Reading: The Digital Future
30 July 2002		Abstract (PDF:44K/1pp.)
20 March 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
20 March 2002		Abstract	Paper (Word:198K/13pp.)
4 December 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)
4 December 2001		Abstract
20 November 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
20 November 2001		Abstract
28 August 2001	Kathleen Braverman, Ph.D. Partner Global Lead Management Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio	Social Dialects in America's Workplace
28 August 2001		Abstract	Newsletter Article (PDF:13.4MB/40pp.; see p. 21)
20 April 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
20 April 2001		Abstract	Newsletter Article (PDF:8517K/48pp.; see p. 34)
31 January 2001	Sarah E. Thomas, Ph.D. Carl A. Kroch University Librarian Cornell University	The Library Catalog as Internet Portal
31 January 2001		Abstract	Newsletter Article (PDF:27,753K/48pp.; see p. 27)
7 November 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
7 November 2000		Abstract	Newsletter Article (PDF: 3139K/48pp.; see p. 22)
18 February 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
18 February 2000		Abstract
16 November 1999	Vicki O'Day doctoral student Department of Anthropology University of California Santa Cruz.	Information Ecologies and Digital Libraries
16 November 1999		Abstract	Newsletter Article (PDF: 1851K/56pp.; see p. 31)
21 May 1999	William Newman Principal Scientist Xerox Research Centre Europe	Developing Tools for Readers and Writers based on Over-the-Desk Digital Cameras
21 May 1999		Abstract
13 April 1999	Karen M. Drabenstott, M.L.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor School of Information University of Michigan	Envisioning a Multimedia Dewey Decimal Classification
13 April 1999		Abstract
23 February 1999	Dr. Norman Paskin Director The International DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Foundation	The DOI (Digital Object Identifier)
23 February 1999		Abstract
19 January 1999	Adam Eisgrau Lobbyist American Library Association	Copyright, the Universe and Everything
19 January 1999	Adam Eisgrau Lobbyist American Library Association	Abstract
26 October 1998	Ia McIlwaine Professor of Information Studies University of London Archive and Information Studies University College London	Communication and Classification in the next Century
26 October 1998		Abstract
5 December 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
5 December 1997		Abstract
11 November 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
11 November 1997		Abstract
15 April 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)
15 April 1997		Abstract
27 February 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
27 February 1997		Abstract
19 March 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
30 January 1996	Barbara B. Tillett, Ph.D. Chief Cataloging Policy and Support Office Library of Congress	Conceptual Modeling and Cataloging Rules
7 March 1995	Carol Tenopir Professor School of Information Sciences University of Tennessee	Electronic Reference in Academic Libraries in the 1990's
11 October 1994	Yuri Rubinsky President and Co-Founder SoftQuad, Inc.	The Exhilaration of Making Accessible Documents: Publishing for the Print-Disabled
14 December 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
22 June 1993	Karen Sparck Jones Assistant Director of Research Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge	Foundations for Automatic Summarising: A Framework and Some Experiments
7 May 1993	Daniel E. Atkins Dean and Professor School of Information and Library Studies The University of Michigan	Towards a National Collaboratory
5 March 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
1 December 1992	Mary E. Jackson Head Interlibrary Loan Department University of Pennsylvania Library	Rushing Toward 2000: Enhancing Services, Technologies, and Priorities for Resource Sharing
20 May 1992	Elliot Soloway Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science The University of Michigan	Interactive Learning Environments
13 April 1992	Ben A. Shneiderman Professor Computer Science Department University of Maryland at College Park	User Interfaces for Information Visualization
13 November 1991	Theodor Holm Nelson Distinguished Fellow Autodesk, Inc.	Tomorrow's Online 'Docuverse'
18 March 1991	E. Gordon Gee President The Ohio State University	From Hardware to Thoughtware: Information Literacy and the Community of Learning
27 February 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?
12 November 1990	John M. Carroll Manager User Interface Theory and Design IBM Watson Research Center	Making a Science 'in' Design
5 June 1990	Robert Bailey President Computer Psychology, Inc.	Designing Quality User Interfaces
14 May 1990	Jeffrey Katzer Professor of Information Studies Syracuse University	Toward a More Realistic Assessment of Information Retrieval Performance
12 March 1990	Donald A. Marchand Dean School of Information Studies Center for Science & Technology Syracuse University	Infotrends: A 1990's Outlook on Strategic Information Management
7 December 1989	Robert C. Heterick Vice President for Information Systems Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Demons, Paradoxes and Golden Arches
9 November 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
11 July 1989	Anne J. Mathews Director Office of Library Programs U.S. Department of Education	The Office of Library Programs: An Overview
8 June 1989	David S. H. Rosenthal Sun Microsystems	The X Application Environment
14 March 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
10 February 1989	Edward A. Fox Associate Professor Department of Computer Science Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	From Electronic Publishing to Intelligent Information Retrieval
8 November 1988	Karen Sparck Jones Assistant Director of Research Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge	Integrated Inquiry Systems
11 October 1988	Ferdinand F. Leimkuhler Professor and Head School of Industrial Engineering Purdue University	A Prospectus on Information Systems Engineering
20 September 1988	David L. Waltz Professor Computer Science Brandeis University Director Advanced Information Systems	Thinking Machines Corporation, "Parallel Computing for Information Retrieval
3 May 1988	W. Bruce Croft Associate Professor Department of Computer and Information Science University of Massachusetts at Amherst	Retrieval by Plausible Inference
8 April 1988	William S. Cooper Professor of Library and Information Studies University of California, Berkeley	Human and Inhuman Uses of Probability Theory in Information Retrieval
8 March 1988	Michael Lesk Division Manager of Computer Science Research Bell Communications Research, Inc.	Experiments with Computer Readable Dictionaries
16 February 1988	Nicholas Belkin Professor School of Communication Information and Library Studies Rutgers University	On the Nature and Function of Explanation in Intelligent Information Retrieval
9 November 1987	W. David Penniman Director Libraries and Information Systems Center AT&T Bell Laboratories	Tomorrow's Library Today
16 September 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
14 July 1987	Sandra Mamrak Associate Professor Department of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University	A Software Architecture to Support Data Translation
27 May 1987	Patrick Wilson Professor School of Library and Information Studies University of California, Berkeley	The Work and the Work Record in Cataloging
3 April 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
17 March 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
3 February 1987	Narain H. Gehani Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, New Jersey	Novel Aspects of Ada
2 December 1986	Dana Scott University Professor of Computer Science Philosophy and Mathematical Logic Carnegie Mellon University	Capturing Concepts with Data Structures
11 November 1986	Jose-Marie Griffiths Vice-President King Research, Inc.	Evaluating the Impact of Implementing an Integrated Automated Library System
21 October 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
23 September 1986	Abraham Bookstein Professor Graduate Library School The University of Chicago	Feedback Mechanisms in Information Retrieval
6 May 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
1 April 1986	Michael Gorman Director of General Services University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library	Cataloging for the Electronic Union Catalog
11 March 1986	Charles M. Dollars Assistant Director Archival Research & Evaluation National Archives and Records Service	Electronic Information Handling Technologies: Preservation Issues
18 February 1986	Joseph W. Price Chief of the Science and Technology Division Library of Congress	Optical Disk Technology and Library Needs
7 January 1986	Wesley L. Boomgaarden Preservation Officer The Ohio State University Libraries	Preservation Administration in Research Libraries: Making the Past Accessible to the Future
11 November 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
8 October 1985	M. Lynn Neufeld former Executive Director National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services	Databases: Dinosaurs to Compact Disks
10 May 1985	B. Chandrasekaran Professor of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University	Expert Systems: Matching Techniques to Tasks
23 April 1985	Brian Shackel Head of the Department of Human Sciences Loughborough University	Electronic Journals--A Paperless Paradox
8 March 1985	Elliot Soloway Associate Professor Department of Computer Science Yale University	The Mental Life of Programmers
15 February 1985	Gerald DeJong Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of Illinois	An Overview of Natural Language Processing
18 January 1985	Donald Kraft Professor Department of Computer Science Louisiana State University	Fuzzy Subset Theory and Generalized Boolean Retrieval Systems
13 December 1984	Lee Hollaar Associate Professor Department of Computer Science University of Utah	Utah Text Retrieval Project
27 September 1984	Linda C. Smith Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Libraries and Information Systems
24 August 1984	Aviezri S. Fraenkel Professor Department of Applied Mathematics The Weizmann Institute of Science	The Use and Usefulness of Numeration Systems
30 March 1984	Stanley Smith Professor Emeritus Department of Zoology The Ohio State University	Video Displays, Work, and Vision
15 December 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
8 November 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
17 February 1982	Kenneth E. Dowlin Director Pikes Peak Library District	Maggie's Place System
10 May 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
10 December 1980	Pauline Atherton Professor School of Information Studies Syracuse University	A Forward Look at On-Line Services in the 1980's
26 November 1980	William McGrath Dean of Library Services University of Lowell	The Impact of Libraries on International Enrollment
19 November 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
13 May 1980	A. W. Speyers Manager Regional Sales Interstate Electronics, Inc.	Voice Data Entry
17 April 1980	Michael J. McGill Associate Professor and Assistant Dean School of Information Studies Syracuse University	Subject Oriented Information Retrieval Systems
13 March 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
14 September 1979	Jack Belzer Professor School of Library and Information Science University of Pittsburgh	Personalized Computer Languages for Man-Machine Communications
14 August 1979	Stuart Zweben Assistant Professor Department of Computer and Information Science The Ohio State University	Design Methodologies in Software Engineering
23 February 1979	Richard M. Dougherty Director University Library The University of Michigan	Technological Deployment in Research Libraries
7 December 1978	Davis B. McCarn President Online Information International, Inc.	Unmediated Searching
4 October 1978	Charles T. Meadow Professor School of Library and Information Science Drexel University	Individualized Instruction for Data Access