Author Archives: rdlankes

Beyond the Bullet Points: For the Syracuse LIS Class of 2013

Posted on May 11, 2013 by rdlankes

It’s four in the morning and I should be asleep. Commencement starts in 5 hours, but chemo is keeping me awake. I was planning on writing a general message to new LIS graduates, but it just kept feeling overblown and … Continue reading →

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Moving Past the Deficit Model and Demonstrating Our Worth

Posted on April 29, 2013 by rdlankes

“Moving Past the Deficit Model and Demonstrating Our Worth” Texas Library Association Annual Conference. Fort Worth, TX (via Skype). Abstract: Our communities, be they an academy or a city, are not broken. Our communities are not passive users of services … Continue reading →

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School Librarians As Facilitators of Learning

Posted on April 26, 2013 by rdlankes

“School Librarians As Facilitators of Learning” Texas Library Association Annual Conference. Fort Worth, TX (via Skype). Abstract: School librarians are more than teachers who work in the school library. They have the ability to bring whole new forms of instruction … Continue reading →

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Personal: Use Cancer

Posted on April 2, 2013 by rdlankes

This post is not about libraries, librarianship, or information science. If you are here for that, please skip it. I am a scholar, a librarian, a father, husband, son, brother, and much more. Yet my public face is deliberately about … Continue reading →

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ILEAD USA Opening

Posted on March 26, 2013 by rdlankes

“ILEAD USA Opening” ILEAD USA Residency, Video Conference. I apologize for the marginal video and audio quality. ILEAD USA should be releasing a better version soon…I will add a pointer here. Abstract: Librarians must build more than collection, but communities … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Bullet Points: Rock Stars

Posted on March 15, 2013 by rdlankes

Editorial note. After having a great conversation with folks on twitter it became apparent that I devalued youth librarianship out of hand. I apologize for that and it was not my intention. I have noted the edit below. I got … Continue reading →

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Expect More at SXSW

Posted on March 9, 2013 by rdlankes

The Digital Public Library of America announced the availability of LibraryBoxes throughout the SXSW conference (and Austin). Folks can connect wirelessly to these boxes and download books, videos and other digital files. We’ve included my Expect More book for those … Continue reading →

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