Paula T. Kaufman
University Librarian and Dean of Libraries, 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
- 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.
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