Author Archives: R. David Lankes

Expeditions

So I had this idea for doing little videos in the places I visit on themes from the Atlas of New Librarianship. However, it just didn’t pan out. Still I thought I’d share the two videos I put together. The … Continue reading

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The End of Big Ideas?

Neal Gabler has a great opinion piece in the New York Times on living in a post-idea world: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/opinion/sunday/the-elusive-big-idea.html?pagewanted=all Aside from some seemingly obligatory swipes at social media, there is a lot to think about there. Has society become so … Continue reading

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Lankes to Address the 57th National Conference of the Italian Library Association

R. David Lankes will present “A New Librarianship for a New Age” to the 57th National Conference of the Italian Library Association Congress on November 18th in Rome. The theme of the meeting is “Il futuro in biblioteca, la biblioteca … Continue reading

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Reinventing Librarianship

“Reinventing Librarianship” Keynote ALA 2011 Virtual Conference. The session was recorded by ALA and should be available soon (I will update this post). Excerpts: “This then is your collection and what a truly awesome collection it is: more massive and … Continue reading

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The Future of Librarianship

“The Future of Librarianship” Delaware Library Town Hall, Dover, DE. Abstract: Take away the librarians, the staff, but leave the books, the computers, and the architecture and for a week you will have a fine sculpture of a library that … Continue reading

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Proposed Innovation Agreement Supplement Added

The Atlas was always meant to be a continuing effort and conversation. To that end this week I’ll be adding new proposed Agreement Supplements. These supplements did not appear in the original printed Atlas, but are being considered for inclusion … Continue reading

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Proposed Community as Collection Agreement Supplement Added

The Atlas was always meant to be a continuing effort and conversation. To that end this week I’ll be adding new proposed Agreement Supplements. These supplements did not appear in the original printed Atlas, but are being considered for inclusion … Continue reading

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Proposed User-Based Design Agreement Supplement Added

The Atlas was always meant to be a continuing effort and conversation. To that end this week I’ll be adding new proposed Agreement Supplements. These supplements did not appear in the original printed Atlas, but are being considered for inclusion … Continue reading

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Proposed Web 2.0 Agreement Supplement Added

The Atlas was always meant to be a continuing effort and conversation. To that end this week I’ll be adding new proposed Agreement Supplements. These supplements did not appear in the original printed Atlas, but are being considered for inclusion … Continue reading

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Radical

“Radical” Keynote Florida Library Association’s Annual Confernece 2011, Orlando, FL. Abstract: We must go further. We must go deeper into our communities. We must bring radical positive change for our members. They are drowning in overpriced mortgages, our students are … Continue reading

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