Donald Beagle
Director of Library Services
Belmont Abbey College
100 Belmont – Mt. Holly Rd.
Belmont, NC 28012-1802
Voice: 704.461.6740
Fax: 704.461.6743
Hi,
There is plenty to say on this topic…For example, proposals are now being accepted for the ALA Midwinter (Feb. 2018 in Denver, CO) 3 day Symposium on the Future of Libraries, sponsored by the Center for the Future of Libraries. It will “exploring the near-term trends already inspiring innovation in academic, public, school, and special libraries and the longer-term trends that will help us adapt to the needs of our communities…”
See:
http://2018.alamidwinter.org/s
One can argue, though, that it isn’t just about the “needs of our communities”, though that is an important ultimate goal, but also the needs (expectations) of our funders, administrations, etc.
Ramune Kubilius
Galter Health Sciences Library
Northwestern University
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From: "Holland, Claudia" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 14:12:31 +0000
“Will a university administration look coldly at some of those activities and ask the library to do the job with fewer resources?”
We’re already there, Joe.
Libraries (& librarians) have reinvented themselves repeatedly but particularly since the advent of the internet. In short, if you don’t like change you’d better not pursue librarianship. We’re a much more resilient bunch than we used to be, by choice or by force.
Claudia Holland