“Community as Collection” Workshop at the Sangiorgio Library in Pistoia. Pistoia, Italy.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2015/Pistoia.pdf
Workshop Flyer: Flyer
Screencast:
Embassy Interview on LIS Education
Below is an hour long Q&A session with Holly Murten, a Regional Information Resource Officer in the Public Affairs office of the U.S. Embassy in Rome. I have several more presentations and videos to post from the Italian leg of the Expect More World Tour, but they will need to wait for better Wifi.
An Action Plan for World Domination Through Librarianship
“An Action Plan for World Domination Through Librarianship” CILIP 2015 Annual Conference. Liverpool, UK.
Abstract: The future for libraries of all sorts is in engaging our communities in learning. The communities in our towns, schools, colleges, and businesses need a proactive corps of librarians dedicated to knowledge, and a mission of facilitation. David’s presentation will highlight the struggles and transformation of libraries in the U.S. as they overcame an economic crisis by embracing the aspirations of the community.?
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2015/CILIP.pdf
Screencast:
An Action Plan for World Domination Through Librarianship from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
Libraries as Platforms of World Domination
“Libraries as Platforms of World Domination” ILEAD USA. Springfield, IL.
Abstract: Integrating the community into the collection is not a gimmick or a fad. Making community expertise a direct part of what the library offers – what the library is is not only possible, but essential. This session wraps in 9 states to work on the issue. Special thanks to Cheryl Gould for sharing her facilitation methods.
Twitter Stream: PDF
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2015/ILEADSummer.mp3
Screencast:
Libraries as Platforms of World Domination from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
Communities in Crisis
“Communities in Crisis” Association des bibliothécaires français. Strasbourg, FR (via video).
Abstract: How do libraries respond in times of crisis? They dive deeper into their communities. Is this an act of politics? Yes.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2015/france.pdf
Screencast:
This video has French captioning. A very heartfelt thank you to Nathalie CLOT, Directrice Bibliothèque universitaire d’Angers and Raphaelle Bats for the translation and opportunity.
Below is the timecoded translation:
The World Tour Adds Dates in Italy and Vatican City!
Please Note: This post is being updated with more details as they become available.
The Expect More World Tour rolls on. There is a great deal of interest in New Librarianship and a community focus for libraries in Italy particularly after the publication of the Atlas of New Librarianship (L’atlante della biblioteconomia moderna) in Italian. To meet with the folks interested in a new approach to libraries I’ve added four dates:
Pistoria Library
July 10, 2015 Pistoia, Italy
Supported by the U.S. Embassy in Rome
Topic: Community as CollectionNational Library of Rome
July 13, 2015 Rome, Italy
Topic: Participatory Librarianship & LIS Education
Where: National Library of Rome
Organized jointly with AIB (Associazione Italiana Biblioteche) and the National BoardThe American University of Rome
July 14, 2015 Rome, Italy
Supported by the U.S. Embassy in RomeKoninklijk Nederlands Instituut te Rome / Vatican School of Librarianship
July 15, 2015 Rome, Italy
Supported by the Vatican Library School, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, URBS, KNIR, U.S. Embassy in Rome
Topic: The Changing Role of Librarians in Learning
A special note of thanks to Gimena Campos Cervera and the U.S. Embassy in Rome for support and logistics. In addition to the support of the embassy, thanks to Syracuse University’s iSchool for trip support. Also a big thank you to Anna Maria Tammaro of the University of Parma and Raffaella Vincenti of the Vatican Library/Vatican School of Librarianship.
Lankes to Keynote 125th NYLA Conference
The New York Library Association is joining the Expect More World Tour this October.
On Thursday, October 22 from 9:00 – 10:15 AM in Lake Placid, NY Lankes will give the keynote for the association’s 125th annual conference: NYLA125: Explore. Learn. Grow.
The talk will be titled “Day 45,626″
Here’s the abstract:
This year NYLA celebrates its 125th anniversary (45,625 days). 45,625 days ago Melvil Dewey, one of NYLA’s founders, saw the future of libraries in standardization, efficiency, and industrialization. 45,625 days ago the future of libraries was in shared structures, shared methods, and librarians devoted to the maintenance of institutional libraries. On day 45,626 this is the formula for disaster. On day 45,626 the future of libraries is in librarians building libraries around the unique communities they serve. The success of the next 125 years is intimately tied to the success of the counties, cities, towns, and villages of New York. Our next 125 years is in the dreams and aspirations of New York’s citizens, students, and scholars not our stacks.
Massachusetts Library Association Pre-Conference Invite
Greetings all,
We’re putting together a pre-conference session for the Massachusetts Library Association as part of the Expect More World Tour in May and you are invited. If you’re in the area, please sign up (it’s free) and come join the conversation.
Here are the details and the actual invite:
Tuesday, Tuesday May 5, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
DCU Center
Room E
50 Foster Street
Worcester, MA 01608
Coffee, refreshments and snacks
Space is limited, so please RSVP
online at Eventbrite:
https://expectmoreworcester.eventbrite.com
or by calling (800) 494-9330
It is free and open to all comers (we just ask that you pre-register).
Click here for the official Invite
Keynotes From ILEAD USA March
My favorite professional development project started a new cohort (in 10 different states) in March. Below are links to just the keynotes from that session. All are awesome and well worth your time (with the exception of that Lankes character who talks too much).
Everything You Learned in Library School is Wrong
David Lankes, Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, Syracuse, New York. Professor and Dean’s Scholar on New Librarianship
We all know that Libraries are Good and Necessary Things and Libraries Collect, Organize, and Provide Access to Information. That’s what we were taught in library school right? Except of course, they don’t. Libraries don’t do anything except exert gravity and shield you from the rain. It is librarians and the people in the library that makes the world a better place. Collections are just tools, like buildings, and books, and databases, and 3D printers. This keynote will focus on how librarians are radical positive change agents that make communities better.
Inspired Outreach Inspired
John Emerson, an activist, graphic designer, writer, and programmer based in New York City creator of http://backspace.com/notes
How do you engage the hearts and minds of your audience? Connect and empower with outreach that makes people say “Aha!” and “Let’s do it!”
FLATLAND: A Statistical Romance of Many Dimensions.
Eli Neiburger, Associate Director, IT and Production, Ann Arbor District
In which our Hero, A. Librarian, must search for scalars amidst an increasingly flat landscape, with which to earn the favor of capricious higher-dimensional beings, before her entire world collapses to a single ultradense font of information, only to find that the only dimension that truly matters is LOVE.
Perspectives and Advice on Accessibility and Universal Design
Sina Bahram, an accessibility consultant, researcher, and entrepreneur
Join Sina Bahram as he walks through the concepts of accessibility and universal design. These core principles are fundamental to understanding how to be relevant in the 21st century to all audiences regardless of physical or cognitive ability. Through exploring a narrative about technology, access to information and the physical world, and practical tips and tricks about steps any of us can take, Sina will both motivate and show us how to augment our content, interactions, and thinking to become more inclusive.
“Great People Make Great Libraries: Know Yourself. Grow Yourself. And Take Your Library With You!”
David Bendekovic, President, The B. A. David Company, Syracuse, New York
Your ability to reach your goals has as much to do with how you choose to see the world as it does with your level of education and intelligence. This keynote will give you the keys to thinking in a more powerful way about yourself, the people around you, and the work you want to get done. What You Do Makes A Difference. You Just Have To Figure Out What Kind Of Difference You Want To Make.
Everything You Learned in Library School is Wrong
Please note I have added a new cleaner audio track to this presentation (and the audio download) as well as adding a YouTube version of the presentation (in case you like to see me walking around).
“Everything You Learned in Library School is Wrong” ILEAD USA. Springfield, IL.
Abstract: We all know that Libraries are Good and Necessary Things and Libraries Collect, Organize, and Provide Access to Information. That’s what we were taught in library school right? Except of course, they don’t. Libraries don’t do anything except exert gravity and shield you from the rain. It is librarians and the people in the library that makes the world a better place. Collections are just tools, like buildings, and books, and databases, and 3D printers. This keynote will focus on how librarians are radical positive change agents that make communities better.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2015/ILEADUSA.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2015/ILEADUSA.mp3
Screencast:
Everything You Learned in Library School is Wrong from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
Video of Presentation