Paula T. Kaufman
Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson
Dean of Libraries and University Librarian, Professor of Library Administration
230 Main Library
1408 W. Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
(217) 333-0790
ptk@uiuc.edu
Previous Position(s)
- 2006-2007: Interim Chief Information Officer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- 1988-1999: Dean of Libraries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- 1987-1988: Acting Vice President and University Librarian, Columbia University.
- 1986-1987: Director, Academic Information Services Group, Columbia University.
- 1982-1986: Director, Library Services Group, Columbia University.
- 1982: Acting Head, East Asian Library, Columbia University.
Education
- 1979 - MBA - Management: University of New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1969 - MS - Library Science, Columbia University, New York.
- 1968 - AB - Economics, Smith College, Massachusetts.
Instruction
- University Honors Seminar 348 Intellectual Property Issues, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1999).
Awards and Distinctions
Awards
- Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award, (2010).
- Anniversary Roll of Honor, Office for Intellectual Freedom, (1999).
- Robert B. Downs Intellectual Freedom Award, (1989).
- Commencement Address, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, (1996).
- Greater Knoxville YWCA Tribute to Women Finalist, (1993).
- Beta Phi Mu, (1969).
Recent Publications
Articles
- Kaufman, Paula. "It’s Not Your Parent’s Library Anymore: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Webs of Complexity." Journal of Library Administration, 46:1 (2007).
- Kaufman, Paula and Peter M. Siegel. "9/11 Legislation and Technology: The Academic Impact." Educause Review, 37:5 (2002): 86-87.
- Kaufman, Paula. "New Encroachments Recall Old Ones." Library Journal, 127: 16 (2002): 57.
- Kaufman, Paula. "Where Do the Next 'We' Come From? Recruiting, Retaining, and Developing Our Successors." ARL : A Bimonthly Report on Research Library issues and Actions from ARL , CNI , and SPARC, 221 (2002): 1-5.
- Kaufman, Paula. "Whose Good Old Days Are These? A Dozen Predictions for the Digital Age." Journal of Library Administration, 35:2 (2001).
- Kaufman, Paula. “Biblioteka I Bibliotechnoye: Kuda oni idut?” (“Libraries and Librarianship: Where are They Heading?”) Peterburgskaya Bibliotechnaya Shkola, 2 (2001): 64-70.
- Kaufman, Paula. "Panel on the Future of Scholarly Publishing." Educause Review , (2000).
Book Chapters
- Kaufman, Paula, forthcoming. "Copyright in the United States and Japan: Storming the Barriers to Access," in Marcum, Deanna and George, Jerry, Digital Library Development.
- Kaufman, Paula, 2001. "The Tennessee Imperative: Case Study of a Library Fund Raising Campaign," in Butler, Meredith, editor, Successful Fundraising: Case Studies of Academic Libraries, 28-37.
Recent Presentations
- Kaufman, Paula, "Role and Mission of Academic Libraries: Present and Future." Japanese Association of Private University Libraries, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan: November 18, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Future Visions." CARLI (Consortium of Academic Libraries) Membership Meeting, Chicago Heights, IL, Prairie State College: October 28, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "It's Not Your Parents' Library Any More." AAU Partners, Urbana, IL: October 10, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Fund Raising." GAELIC, University of Witswatersrand: July 5, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Academic Libraries in 2015." University of Pretoria; University of Witswatersrand: July 4 and July 5, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Can You Really Read Privately?" Urbana Rotary, Urbana, IL: June 7, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "It’s Not Your Parents’ Library Anymore: Challenges and Opportunities in the New Webs of Complexity." Keynote address, Digital Information and Knowledge Management: New Opportunities for Research Libraries. University of Oklahoma Libraries, Oklahoma City: March 3, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Libraries in a Licensed World." Intellectual Property Law Symposium Panel, University of Iowa, Iowa City: February 25, 2005.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Should you Make the Leap? Redefining Yourself as an Academic Library Director." Panel presentation. Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, Oak Brook, IL: April 1, 2004.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Sharing the Load: Has the Time Come for Shared and Last Copy Storage Centers for Illinois?" Panel presentation. Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries, Oak Brook, IL: April 1, 2004.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Research Libraries in the Future." Midwest Higher Education Facilities Management Association, Champaign, IL: June 9, 2003.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Everything Old is New Again, or is It?" Library Association of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Annual Conference: March 17, 2003.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Quo Vadis? Scholarly Communication and Trends in Research Libraries." University of Tennessee Knoxville Libraries e-Forum: Electronic Issues for the Academy, Knoxville, TN: November 8, 2002.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Copyrights and Copywrongs." Dial Club, Urbana, IL: October 22, 2002.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Academic Journals and Academic Libraries: A Conversation on 'the State of the Union.'" Annual Meeting of the Association of American University Presses, St. Petersburg, FL: June 28, 2002.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Copyright in the United States and Japan: Storming the Barriers to Access." 2001 Kanazawa Institute of Technology Round Table for Library and Information Science, Kanazawa, Japan: July 12, 2001.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Whose Good Old Days Are These? A Dozen Predictions for the Digital Age." Digital Age: Impact on Library Collections and Cooperation, Oklahoma City, OK: March 1, 2001.
- Kaufman, Paula, "Libraries and Librarianship: Where Are They Heading?" Tver, Russia and St. Petersburg, Russia: January 25 and 26, 2001.
- Kaufman, Paula, "These are the Good Old Days." Alpha Chapter of Beta Phi Mu Annual Meeting, Urbana, IL: October 28, 2000.
- Kaufman, Paula, "The Future of Academic Librarianship." University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library Colloquium, Urbana, IL: April 26, 2000.
- Kaufman, Paula, "The Web is Not a Library." Phi Kappa Phi Initiation, Urbana, IL: April 24, 2000.
- Kaufman, Paula, "What Keeps Me Up at Night: The Future of Academic Librarianship." Illinois Association of College and Research Libraries Millennium Conference, Matteson, IL: April 14, 2000.
