Academic libraries have traditionally been focused on the information business. Academic librarians need to get into the knowledge business. Dr. David Lankes, Executive Director of the Information Institute at Syracuse, and Professor at the Syracuse University School of Information Studies, will be our guest presenter on Tuesday, March 3 as he shares his perspectives on how the academic library can “re-energize” itself as a knowledge-driven organization. Of particular importance for Blended Librarians is the way in which education serves as the bridge between knowledge and information.
Nicholson and Lankes’ Research to be Featured at ALA
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Nicholson and Lankes’ Research to be Featured at ALA
By: Virtual Dave on: Mon 24 of Jan, 2005 [07:45] (325 reads)
Nicholson and Lankes’ work in digital reference knowledge bases and the Digital Reference Electronic Warehouse (DREW) will be one of three research projects presented at the RUSA Research Roundtable.
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From the letter of acceptance:
The RUSA Reference Services Section’s Research & Statistics Committee has selected your paper proposal to be one of three presented at the 2005 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois. The committee was very impressed with your submission and we’re looking forward to having you on the program.
Lankes Prepares for WebWise
Lankes will be presenting:
Breaking the K-12 Crust: The Realities of Digital Libraries for Education
Building digital libraries for K-12 education is not a simple matter of great content. The K-12 environment has special needs for the content it uses in the classroom. From conformance to state performance standards, to linkage to lesson plans, the K-12 classroom sometimes can seem like a fortress with high walls, preventing libraries and museums from entering. This presentation will explore the realities and successful strategies for breaking into formal K-12 education. This presentation will seek to answer the question of why great content is not enough.
Creation of Shared Electronic Collections
“Creation of Shared Electronic Collections” Harvard Symposium on the Education Information Commons, Cambridge, MA.
Abstract: This presentation looked at major digital collections for education and the issues derived from how these services are made available to the education community.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2005/NeN.pdf
Creation of Shared Electronic Collections
Slides from a panel presentation at a Harvard Symposium on the state of the education infromation commons. This presentation looked at major digital collections for education and the issues derived from how these services are made available to the education community.
The Digital Reference Research Agenda
Lankes Official Member on TRB Study
Lankes has cleared all reviews at the National Academies and is now an official member of the TRB Committee for a Future Strategy for Transportation Information Management.
Faculty Vote to Recommend Lankes for Tenure and Promotion
The augmented personnel committee of the school of Information Studies has voted in favor of Lankes’ tenure and promotion to associate professor!
Lankes Invited to Speak at WebWise 2005
Lankes has been invited to present at IMLS’ WebWise conference February 17, 2005 in Washington DC. He will present on digital libraries in a K-12 environment and the need for services in digital libraries.
Archiving Human Intermediation: The Digital Reference Electronic Warehouse (DREW) Project
“Archiving Human Intermediation: The Digital Reference Electronic Warehouse (DREW) Project” ASIS and T Annual Conference, Providence, RI
Abstract: Scott Nicholson and R. David Lankes will present their plans and status for the Development of the Digital Reference Electronic Warehouse (DREW), an NSF funded project for which will create archival standards for reference transactions, create anonymization tools, and apply bibliomining to create a management information system and create the collaborative infrastructure to make the DREW a reality.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2004/drewasist.pdf