Institute Schedule

Institute Moderators

The Prairie Liaison Institute is pleased to welcome Judy Ruttenberg and Elizabeth Waraksa, from the Association for Research Libraries, who will be moderating the program.

Judy Ruttenberg

  • Program Director for Strategic Initiatives

Judy is primarily responsible for managing the SHARE initiative, which is building a free, open, data set about research and scholarly activities across their life cycle. While at ARL, Judy has also directed the Transforming Research Libraries initiative, which included responsibility for e-research and special collections working groups.

Elizabeth Waraksa

  • Program Director for Research and Strategic Initiatives

Elizabeth joined the Association of Research Libraries in October 2015. As program director for research and strategic initiatives, she works closely with the Association’s Coordinating Committee to foster the development of project activities brought forward by member directors, staff, or partners in response to the Association’s System of Action.

July 17 - Day 1

12:00pm - 12:30pm | Lunch & Welcome

12:30pm - 12:45pm | Setting the Stage

12:45pm - 1:15pm | Icebreaker

1:15pm - 2:45pm | Panels

2:45pm - 3:00pm | Break

3:00pm - 4:15pm | Value proposition exercise

4:15pm - 4:30pm | Reflection

4:30pm - 5:30pm | Optional Library tours

5:30pm - 7:00pm | Dinner


July 18 - Day 2

7:45am-8:30am | Breakfast

8:30am-9:00am | Day 1 reflections

9:00am-10:45am | Future Scenarios

10:45am-11:15am | Break and transit to breakout spaces

11:15am-12:15pm | Gather in institutional groups for conversation, next steps

12:15pm-12:30pm | Break and transit back to Pyle Center

12:30pm-12:45pm | Conclusion