Scholar | Speaker | Writer | Teacher | Advocate
“The Faithful and the Radicals” Opening Keynote for Expect More, The NYLA-SSL Annual Conference 2014. Syracuse, NY.
Abstract: School librarians must have faith in the work and the work of their colleagues. Yet faith alone will not advance the cause. Advancing school librarianship requires radical action.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2014/CNYSchoolLibraries.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2014/cny.mp3
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cny from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“The Community is Your Collection” Closing Keynote for ILEADU March Session. Springfield, IL (via pre-recorded video).
Abstract: Librarians build tools to enhance their true collection – the communities they serve.
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2014/ILEADUSitting.mp3
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The Community Is Your Collection from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“Libraries as Community” Information Resource Center Directors (branch libraries in US Embassies) from East and Central Africa, U.S. Embassy, Kigali (via pre-recorded video).
Abstract: As professional services (medicine, higher education) move to a more participatory approach, so too should libraries. This presentation discusses how the mission of librarians pushes libraries past documents and spaces to conversations.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2014/Embassy.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2014/Embassy.mp3
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Library a Community from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“The Bad, The Good, and The Great” 2nd Annual Wild Wisconsin Winter Web Conference (via pre-recorded video).
Abstract: It is not the collection or array of services that makes a library great, it is the difference it makes in the community.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2014/Wisc-Lankes.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2014/WiscScreen.mp3
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The Bad, The Good, and The Great from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“Library as Facilitator” KUB Project, Sweden (via pre-recorded video).
Abstract: What makes libraries able facilitators? What differentiates them from other professions or organizations in the mission of knowledge creation?
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2013/EU.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2013/EU.mp3
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Library as Facilitator from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“Don’t Save Libraries, Save the World Instead” The Librarian’s Toolbox: Reopened! Fayetteville, NY.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2013/SLA.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2013/SLA.mp3
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Don’t Save Libraries, Save the World Instead from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“The Mortal in the Portal or Why Almost Everything you Learned in Library School is Wrong” Digital Library Federation Annual Forum. Austin, TX (via Video Conference).
Abstract: Digital libraries must be active, human-driven conversations.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2013/DLF.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2013/DLF.mp3
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The Mortal in the Portal or Why Almost Everything you Learned in Library School is Wrong from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“Community as Collection” iGroup Users Group Meeting. Singapore (via Video Conference).
Abstract: The future of libraries rest not in their collections, but in their engagement with the communities they serve. Libraries are learning institutions that facilitate knowledge creation. This presentation will highlight a new approach to library service and the role of librarians with the communities they serve.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2013/Singapore.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2013/Singapore.mp3
Screencast:
Community as Collection from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“ILEAD USA Conclusion” ILEAD USA. Pre-Recorded.
Abstract: Lessons learned from cancer and how they apply to librarians.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2013/ILEADEnd.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2013/ILEADEnd.mp3
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ILEAD USA Conclusion from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.
“Changing Literacy Changes Literacy Organizations” Unspoken Conference. Utica, NY.
Abstract: Changing views of literacy changes literacy organizations like libraries. This presentation for a non-library audience discusses these changes.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2013/Utica.pdf
Audio: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/pod/2013/Utica.mp3
Screencast:
Utica from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.