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What is
the Future of Libraries?
Sponsored by ALA's Office for
Information Technology Policy (OITP)
Saturday, June 28, 10:30 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m., Anaheim Convention Center 207D
Come to our Saturday session
to find out! A distinguished panel moderated by Roger Levien (OITP Fellow) comprising:
o Joan Frye Williams (President, Joan Frye Williams
Consulting),
o Stephen Abram (Vice President of Innovation,
SirsiDynix), and
o José-Marie Griffiths (Dean and Professor, U of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill)
will share their
perspectives. The panel will consider questions such as:
1.
What might libraries look like in 10, 20, or 30 years?
2.
Which trends in information technology or society are most important or most
interesting for the future of libraries, and why?
3.
Given the evolution in information technology and online services, what are the
most promising opportunities for libraries in the coming decade?
4.
What do the workforce trends today imply about the library services that are
delivered tomorrow? And what can be done today to better prepare us for
delivering relevant services for the library of the future?
Also
at this session, David
Lankes (Associate
Professor, Syracuse University and OITP Fellow) will talk about recent
developments in "Participatory Librarianship," an important new
direction for the field. Vivian
Pisano (Chief of
Information Technology, San Francisco Public Library) and Alan Inouye (OITP Director) will introduce a new
Program on America's Libraries in the 21st Century that will formalize the
future of libraries as an activity of ALA.
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312.697.8115 F