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The dissertation presents possible future directions for research programs at U.S. universities and their effects on the organization of universities and their libraries. The investigator posits four original scenarios produced for this study that describe Grand Challenge-level research program development in U.S. research universities. The scenarios articulate how these universities research enterprises might take part in an emerging global research ecosystem that is being shaped by economic, political, cultural, and technological forces. The university managerial leaders involved in research administration can utilize the scenarios in planning for how they might respond to certain forces and drivers effecting the development of their research programs. The leaders, in turn, may understand better the decisions to be made in moving a university forward strategically to realize its goals in the global research environment. The study also examines how the libraries of the participating universities may evolve based on scenario 1, Thriving interdisciplinary research, solving global Grand Challenges, which is the scenario most favored by the research directors. Four case studies are offered, produced from interviews with the case library directors. They highlight the directors approaches to managerial leadership and organizational culture change with a goal of producing a library that is relevant and vital to its universitys role in the developing global research ecosystem. New library roles are articulated, focusing on managing research outputs, supporting research and scholarly processes, developing technologies and content, and partnering with researchers on research teams and as consultants. The case studies reveal that the more vigorously adapting libraries are differentiated from the lesser adapting libraries according to the level of resources available, technology infrastructures in place, and strategic partnerships created and maintained. This study emphasizes the role of research and library directors in developing and communicating strategic directions to effect change in a U.S. university. Each library directors response to the favored scenario gives insight into how libraries may approach transformation in the face of momentous change in the university research enterprise due to external drivers. Examining the impact of these drivers through scenarios developed from an institutional perspective aids administrators in planning for how their universities will respond.

Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation: An Action Assembly Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia) November 18-20, 2013, Barcelona, Spain ; Auburn University ; Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) ; Digital Curation Centre (DCC) ; Digital Preservation Network (DPN) ; Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) ; University of North Texas ; Virginia Tech ; Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) ; Innovative Interfaces ; Oracle ; Greendata ; Libnova ; Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) ; Open Planets Foundation (OPF) ; Springer ; The Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation (ANADP) II Action Assembly will align digital preservation efforts internationally between communitiesincluding national libraries, academic libraries, public libraries, research centers, archives, corporations, and funding agencies. ANADP II will be a highly participatory event in which stakeholders will engage in facilitated discussions and action sessions to produce a set of concrete outcomes for the extended digital preservation community in three areas: Community Alignment, Resource Alignment, and Capacity Alignment. These specific action outcomes will include an international tools/services registry, a framework for applying OAIS to Distributed Digital Preservation methodologies, a catalogue of education and training opportunities, and quantitative data gathering around digital preservation costs. History ANADP II will build on a strong foundation. The ANADP community first gathered in Estonia in 2011 with delegates from more than 20 nations to explore a series of targeted opportunities to align efforts in digital preservation. The outcome of that first event, the Aligning National Approaches to Digital Preservation volume, documented some of the most promising areas for future collaborative engagements between national and international digital preservation efforts (the volume is this years winner of the Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication award). Additional work in aligning international digital preservation efforts took place at the ANADP workshops hosted in Singapore (iPRES 2012) and Amsterdam (IDCC 2012). The Action Assembly ANADP II differs in intent and structure from other digital preservation conferences and meetings. Its primary purpose is not to encourage information sharing, but rather to foster and support sustained global networks of influence and action. Alignment in this context is a lightweight mechanism for cooperation. Alignments are formed around small or modular problems that are directly related to the participants own specific needs and interests. ANADP II will be easy to get involved with, participate in, or define new activities within. The ANADP II Action Assembly will consist of four components. Panel Discussions: Attendees will engage actively with panelists in conversations around three broad alignment themes: Community Alignment, Resource Alignment, and Capacity Alignment. Action Sessions: Attendees will participate in action sessions that demonstrate the powerful impact a concentrated alliance can have. There will be two tracks around each alignment theme, and attendees will select the track to/from which they feel they have the most to contribute/learn. Funder Presentations: Attendees will hear from representatives of funding groups that are interested in supporting cross-national digital preservation projects. Patio Perspectives: Attendees will help to identify and develop new alignment projects that those participating in this international event can pursue together. The purpose of ANADP II is to encourage collaboration among existing organizations and demonstrate what can be achieved through these informal alliances. ANADP II will foster a stronger international community of engagement and practice.

Open Access Week 2020 keynote speaker, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Gadd, Research Policy Manager (Publications) at Loughborough University in the UK, gives a talk about how what we reward through recruitment, promotion and tenure processes is not always what we actually value about research activity. The talk explores how we can pursue value-led evaluations - and how we can persuade senior leaders of their benefits. The keynote talk is followed by a panel discussion with faculty members at Virginia Tech: Thomas Ewing (Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research and Professor of History), Carla Finkielstein (Associate Professor of Biological Sciences), Bikrum Gill (Assistant Professor of Political Science), and Sylvester Johnson (Professor and Director of the Center for Humanities. The panel is moderated by Tyler Walters (Dean, University Libraries). The slides from this presentation are in Loughborough University's repository under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.