The opening plenary talk, Defining the Scholarly Record for Computational Research, by Victoria Stodden of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, explores how to define and ensure the integrity of the scholarly record in an age of computationally enabled work, focusing especially on the reproducibility of research findings.

In The Role of Next Generation Libraries in Enhancing Multidisciplinary Research, Tom Hickerson and Kathryn Ruddock (U. Calgary), Joan Lippincott (CNI), and Shawna Sadler (Deakin) examine if research libraries are equipped to meet the needs of multidisciplinary research, and they report on a series of focused discussions with researchers during a recent series of workshops.