Drexel National Library Week Panel on the Future of Libraries
Monday, April 10, 2017
12:00 PM-2:00 PM
Drexel University’s College of Computing & Informatics
(CCI) celebrates National
Library Week 2017 (April 7-15) with a special gathering with some of the
Philadelphia area’s top leaders and researchers in the Library &
Information Science (LIS) field.
Hosted by CCI’s Center for the
Study of Libraries, Information, & Society, this brown-bag event will
feature lightning talks followed by a moderated discussion with audience
members. Presented topics will broadly cover how libraries, researchers, professionals
and communities are responding to today’s rapidly changing sociopolitical and technological
landscapes.
Featured
Speakers/Panelists:
·
Denise
Agosto, professor, CCI
Topic:
Emerging trends in U.S. public library services
·
Rebecca
Lloyd, reference and instructional services librarian, Samuel L. Paley
Library, Temple University
Topic:Change and continuity in supporting
student research in academic libraries
·
Kris
Unsworth, assistant professor, CCI
Topic:Government information transparency
and access
·
David
McKnight, director, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), University of
Pennsylvania
Topic:The future of Rare Book Librarianship
·
Alex
Poole, assistant professor, CCI
Topic:Archival access and accountability in
the twenty-first century
·
Lynn
Williamson, chief, Neighborhood Library Services Division, Free Library of
Philadelphia
Topic:The future of public libraries and
community engagement
·
Jane
Greenberg, Alice B. Kroeger Professor, CCI
Topic:
The future of metadata
This free event is open to the public.
Can’t make it in
person? Live web streaming will be available via YouTube (link will be sent
to registrants before event). A recording will also be posted on our YouTube channel for later viewing.
Space is limited –
Register Online: bit.ly/NLWDrexel
Contact Information
Dave Raiken
215.895.2485
raiken@drexel.edu