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LILRC 19th Annual Conference on Libraries and the Future: 'Imagine the Future' |
| Date: October 22, 2010 Time: 8:30 a.m. Location: Dowling College, Fortunoff Hall Contact: Herbert Biblo, 631-675-1570 Peter Hernon, Professor, Simmons College Graduate School of Library and
Information Science
“Academic Libraries--Fifteen Years from Now”
The talk will focus on two possible scenarios that build from current developments. For each scenario there will be a discussion of the components and what might be changed. Discussion then will focus on the the type of workforce that such libraries will need.
Maureen Sullivan, Maureen Sullivan Associates and Professor of Practice in the Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science Ph.D. Program in Managerial Leadership
“Imagining the Future: Challenges and Opportunities”
Maureen Sullivan will discuss the challenges and opportunities for librarians in response to the various proposed future scenarios for libraries. She will offer her perspectives on the future role of librarians, the competencies that will be essential for librarians to be effective in their practice, and how they can assume stronger leadership roles in their communities.
George Needham, Vice President, Member Services, OCLC
“Futureproofing Your Library”
Change is like heaven: everybody wants to go, but nobody wants to go first! This lively and interactive session will focus on the real world changes that are shaping the future of libraries. Most traditional library services were designed when information was relatively scarce and library users had to adapt to the ways of the library if they wanted to get their hands on these resources. Now that information is everywhere, libraries need to 'futureproof' themselves by updating their services to match changing community expectations, building on a continuum that links the valuable library services we've built and loved to the possibilities offered by an ever-changing environment.
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