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Reenergizing the Academic Library

“Reenergizing the Academic Library” Lunch presentation to the Pennsylvania Academic Library Association, Valley Forge, PA.

Abstract: We live in an information age. Access to information is an ever-decreasing problem. Making sense of information is an ever-increasing issue. How can academic libraries embrace the tools of the information age and become true knowledge organizations, and not simply information gatekeepers? How can libraries re-center themselves in the academy saturated with information and full-text? This presentation will present a vision and mission for academic libraries as an evolving and central unit in the pursuit of education and knowledge.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2004/PALunch.pdf

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Reenergizing the Academic Library

Lunch presentation to the Pennsylvania Academic Library Association, Valley Forge, PA.

Body: We live in an information age. Access to information is an ever-decreasing problem. Making sense of information is an ever-increasing issue. How can academic libraries embrace the tools of the information age and become true knowledge organizations, and not simply information gatekeepers? How can libraries re-center themselves in the academy saturated with information and full-text? This presentation will present a vision and mission for academic libraries as an evolving and central unit in the pursuit of education and knowledge.

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Lankes to be a provisional member of a TRB study into transportation information infrastructure.

The Transportation Research Board of the National Academies of Science has invited Lankes to be a provisional member of a TRB study into transportation information infrastructure. The study will:

“…provide strategic advice to the federal government and the states regarding a sustainable administrative structure and funding mechanism for meeting the information services needs of the transportation sector. The committee will define the core services that need to be provided, identify how they should be provided, and suggest options for funding.”

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The Roles of Digital Reference in a Digital Library Environment

“The Roles of Digital Reference in a Digital Library Environment” Invited presentation to the International Conference of Digital Library-Advance the Efficiency of Knowledge Utilization, Beijing, China.

Abstract: An invited presentation on digital reference, integrating digital reference into digital libraries, and the evolution of digital reference knowledge bases.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2004/DigRefChina.pdf

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The Roles of Digital Reference in a Digital Library Environment

Digital reference has become a significant movement in the world of traditional libraries and, increasingly, in the digital library arena. This white paper seeks to provide a background in the digital reference movement, highlight current work and research in the area, and some examples of how digital reference can be integrated into digital libraries.