1. PLANNING THE FRANKFURT SYMPOSIUM 2017 A SYMPOSIUM IN CONNECTION WITH THE FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR: OCTOBER 11 - 15 2017, GUEST OF HONOR FRANCE

2. WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR FRANCE TO BE THE GUEST OF HONOR AT THE FRANKFURT BOOK FAIR? BOOK EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTING FRENCH BOOK/MEDIA INDUSTRIES READINGS BY FRENCH AUTHORS AT THE BOOK FAIR AND AT VENUES IN TOWN PAVILION ON THE FAIR GROUNDS HIGHLIGHTING FRANCE'S LITERATURE, CULTURE, FOOD, AND MORE (BOOKLETS, POSTERS, AND OTHER GIVE A-WAYS) PRESENCE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT AND FROM FRENCH CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS LECTURES, READINGS, EXHIBITS, CULTURAL EVENTS ALL OVER FRANKFURT A TRANSLATION PROGRAM WITH BIBLIOGRAPHIES

3. WHY DO LIBRARIANS LOVE THE FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR? 7145 EXHIBITORS (LARGE AND SMALL) FROM 104 COUNTRIES (LARGE AND SMALL) 4200 EVENTS: LECTURES, DEMOS, AUTHOR READINGS – MAJORITY IN ENGLISH USEFUL IN MANY WAYS: HOT TOPICS IN PUBLISHING AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AFFORDABLE AND SUBSTANTIVE INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CURRENT EXCHANGE RATE IS REALLY GOOD FOR U.S. VISITORS REGISTRATION (90 USD) INCLUDES GREAT PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN AND AROUND FRANKFURT– IT’S EASY TO GET A CHEAP HOTEL 35 MINUTES AWAY

4. WHEN AND WHERE WILL THE SYMPOSIUM BE? FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017 GERMAN NATIONAL LIBRARY, FRANKFURT (HTTP://WWW.DNB.DE/) IN ADDITION:  WE’LL ALSO PROVIDE HANDS-ON ORIENTATION TO THE BOOK FAIR WEDNESDAY MORNING  THERE WILL BE A COLLABORATION WITH GERMAN LIBRARIAN ORGANIZATION (BID) THURSDAY AFTERNOON

5. WHO IS ORGANIZING THE FRANKFURT SYMPOSIUM 2017? CRL / CENTER FOR RESEARCH LIBRARIES GNARP / GERMAN-NORTH AMERICAN RESOURCES PARTNERSHIP CIFNAL / COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE FOR FRENCH LANGUAGE COLLECTIONS  ANY LIBRARIAN WORKING IN HUMANITIES OR EUROPEAN STUDIES WILL BENEFIT FROM BOOK FAIR PROGRAMMING AROUND FRANCE IN PARTICULAR AND PUBLISHING TRENDS AND INFORMATION SCIENCE IN GENERAL, AND  EVERY LIBRARIAN WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE AT THIS SYMPOSIUM  OPEN TO ALL (NOT JUST TO CIFNAL/GNARP/CRL MEMBERS)

6. FRANKFURT 2017 PLANNING TEAM SARAH HOW - CORNELL SEH4@CORNELL.EDU HEIDI MADDEN - DUKE HEIDI.MADDEN@DUKE.EDUSEH4@CORNELL.EDUHEIDI.MADDEN@DUKE.EDU SARAH WENZEL - THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO BRIAN VETRUBA - WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST. LOUIS KATIE GIBSON - MIAMI UNIVERSITY, OHIO REX HATFIELD - PRINCETON UNIVERSITY MEREDITH LEVIN - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PAULA CARNS – UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAGNE MICHAEL SEADLE - HUMBOLDT BERLIN DICK HACKEN – BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY SARAH SUSSMANN – STANFORD JUDY ALSPACH - CRL

7. WHO ARE OUR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS? CONTACTS THROUGH THE EXCHANGE GRANT BETWEEN BIBLIOTHEK UND INFORMATION DEUTSCHLAND (BID) AND ALA (HTTP://TINYURL.COM/ALABID) BIBLIOTHEK & INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL (BII) BERUFSVERBAND INFORMATION BIBLIOTHEK E.V. (BIB) OTHERS GOETHE INSTITUTE PARIS; MAISON FRANÇAISE, FRANKFURT, GOETHE INSTITUTE PARIS; MAISON FRANÇAISE, ROMANCE STUDIES CENTER AND COLLECTIONS UNI BONN, GERMAN NATIONAL LIBRARY, AMERICAN STUDIES CENTER AND COLLECTIONS UNI GÖTTINGEN HELP US IDENTIFY OTHER FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE PARTNERS PLEASE CONTACT US TO SUGGEST IDEAS FOR PARTNERS AND STRATEGIES

8. WHAT’S THE TIMELINE? WE ANTICIPATE DISTRIBUTING THE CALL FOR PAPERS OCTOBER 25, 2016

9. PROPOSED THEME NEW MODELS FOR SUPPORTING SCHOLARS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY

10. PROPOSED FORMAT (SUGGESTIONS WELCOME!) 8:30-9:00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE 9:00-9:15 WELCOMES (CIFNAL/GNARP, DNB) 9:15-10:30 PANEL #1 10:30-10:45 COFFEE 10:45-12:00 PANEL #2 12:00-1:15 LUNCH (PROVIDED); POSTERS 1:15-2:30 PANEL #3 2:30-2:45 BREAK 2:45-3:45 KEYNOTE

11. WHAT SESSION TOPICS MIGHT BE KEY? (WITHIN THE THEME, NEW MODELS FOR SUPPORTING SCHOLARS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY) TRANSFORMING INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS SPECIAL/STRONG COLLECTIONS (FRENCH/FRANCOPHONE FOCUS) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP PUBLISHING R/EVOLUTION SUBJECT LIBRARIANSHIP LIBRARIANS AS RESEARCH PARTNERS DIGITAL COLLECTIONS/LIBRARIES DIGITAL PEDAGOGY AND/OR LITERACY COMPARATIVE TOPICS IN LIBRARIANSHIP  OTHER SUGGESTIONS?

12. YOUR FEEDBACK IS NEEDED 1.OVERALL THEME: NEW MODELS FOR SUPPORTING SCHOLARS IN THE 21 ST CENTURY 2.SUGGEST PARTNERS 3.SUGGEST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 4.RATE AND RANK BEST SESSION TOPICS INFORMATION SERVICES COLLECTIONS AND COLLABORATIONS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENT DELIVERY DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP PUBLISHING R/EVOLUTION SUBJECT LIBRARIANSHIP LIBRARIANS AS RESEARCH PARTNERS DIGITAL LIBRARIES DIGITAL PEDAGOGY COMPARATIVE TOPICS IN LIBRARIANSHIP

13. GETTING TRAVEL FUNDING: BRAINSTORM CREATIVE STRATEGIES WOULD YOUR INSTITUTION GIVE YOU SUPPORT FOR A POSTER PRESENTATION? COULD YOU GET SUPPORT BY VISITING YOUR INSTITUTION’S STUDY ABROAD CENTER OR PARTNERS IN FRANCE OR GERMANY? DOES YOUR INSTITUTION FUND STAFF TRAVEL FOR INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT? 2017/2018 IS NOT AN ACRL CONFERENCE YEAR – DOES THIS HELP? WHERE ELSE MIGHT LIBRARIANS GET FUNDING?

14. CONTACTS SARAH HOW - CORNELL SEH4@CORNELL.EDU HEIDI MADDEN - DUKE HEIDI.MADDEN@DUKE.EDUSEH4@CORNELL.EDUHEIDI.MADDEN@DUKE.EDU PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US TO OFFER SUGGESTIONS, COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS --