Category: New Librarianship

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If They Build It They Will Come

“If They Build It They Will Come” Rethinking Access to Information IFLA Satellite Conference, Boston, MA.

Abstract: No matter how many users one talks to in designing a system, there will be a gulf between what a user wants and what a system can do. The belief that users even know what they want, or that somehow a library can correctly interpret the needs of users is at best presumptuous. To truly build systems that met the needs of users, we must let them build these systems directly. By transforming our library systems into participatory systems, not only do we better meet the needs of our patrons, we also build systems that reflect the core principles of librarianship — getting away from simply adopting new technologies
developed in other fields. This presentation will explore the concept of participatory systems, and talk about what from the Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 world is durable, and how to avoid the latest fads.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/NewBoston.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2008/IFLA.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/IFLA.mp4

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Theory Meets Practice: Educators and Directors Talk

“Theory Meets Practice: Educators and Directors Talk” Reference Renaissance Conference, Denver, CO.

Abstract: Audio from a panel moderated by Gillian Harrison

Panel members were
R. David Lankes, Ph.D., Syracuse University
Jamie LaRue, Douglas County Libraries
Marie L. Radford, Ph.D., Rutgers University School of Communication, Information, and Library Studies
Carla J. Stoffle, Dean of Libraries and Center for Photography, University of Arizona

Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2008/RefRen.mp3

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The Dewey-Level Shift

“The Dewey-Level Shift” WiLSWorld Conference, Madison, WI.

Abstract: The world is changing radically — just like it always has. It does no good to pretend that the field of librarianship has never encountered change at the magnitude offered by the current Internet age. Nor does it help to believe that past success in meeting the demands of a changing society was automatic or did not involve radical change. Lankes will present a discussion of current forces precipitating radical change in the field, and what shape that change might look like.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/WiLS.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2008/WiLS.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/WiLS-Record.mp4

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