Elliott Shore was appointed the new executive director of ARL in January, and embarked on a “Listening Tour” through member libraries.  The tour has taken him all over the country to learn more about the issues that interest member representatives, to talk with the library staff, and to see the libraries and collections that make up the membership of ARL.  The tour has inspired him and has already begun to shape the strategic direction of ARL.  For example, at the 10th Northumbria International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries and Information Services in September, he challenged the library assessment community to radically change the measures it collects and uses based on feedback he has received from member libraries. He proposed that libraries shift their assessment focus from description to prediction, from inputs to outputs, and from quantity to quality.

Prior to the public presentation, he will be meeting with Sally Reis, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Michael Mundrane, Vice Provost and CIO.  The full itinerary is as follows:

9:00-10:00 Martha Bedard, Vice Provost for University Libraries
10:00‐11:00 Dr. Sally Reis, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
11:00‐11:30 Tour of Thomas J. Dodd
11:30‐12:30 Dr. Michael Mundrane, Vice Provost and Chief Information Officer
12:30‐1:30 Lunch
1:30‐2:30 Meeting with Martha Bedard, Scott Kennedy, Francine DeFranco
2:45‐3:30 Staff Presentation Class of 1947 Conference Room
3:30‐4:00 Tour of Homer Babbidge

Our membership in ARL is an important one, and I hope you will join us for this one-of-a-kind opportunity to talk to Elliott regarding issues facing librarianship, and the role of ARL.  More information about Elliott Shore can be found at http://www.arl.org/about/staff/61-elliott-shore