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.”

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

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.

The Reference Revival

“The Reference Revival” Keynote to WiLS World Annual Conference, Madison, WI.

Abstract: Digital or virtual reference has become an active community that has deployed digital reference widely across library types. Now the reference community is using the lessons learned to energize reference and the library as a whole. This talk will outline those lessons and how they can be used to energize the library community on a local, national and international level.
Slides: https://davidlankes.org/rdlankes/Presentations/2004/WiLSKeynote.pdf

The Reference Revival

Keynote to WiLS World Annual Conference, Madison, WI.

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From the program description of the presentation :

Digital or virtual reference has become an active community that has deployed digital reference widely across library types. Now the reference community is using the lessons learned to energize reference and the library as a whole. This talk will outline those lessons and how they can be used to energize the library community on a local, national and international level.

The Reference Revival

From the program description of the presentation :

Digital or virtual reference has become an active community that has deployed digital reference widely across library types. Now the reference community is using the lessons learned to energize reference and the library as a whole. This talk will outline those lessons and how they can be used to energize the library community on a local, national and international level.