Author Archives: rdlankes

Welcome to the New Site

Posted on April 7, 2012 by rdlankes

Welcome to my new home page. All the information, posts, and media from the old site are here. I’ve condensed from a homepage and blog, to just one site. Let me know if you have any suggestions or comments to … Continue reading →

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The Future is Now! Creatively Reaching and Teaching in Academic Libraries

Posted on April 5, 2012 by rdlankes

Academic Librarians 2012 The Future is Now! Creatively Reaching and Teaching in Academic Libraries June 12 & 13, 2012, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Value. Learning. Technology. Librarianship.  As with all libraries and organizations, we must constantly demonstrate our value to … Continue reading →

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SU for School Librairans

Posted on March 26, 2012 by rdlankes

Here is a short video on the importance of school librarians Ruth Small, Barbara Stripling (vote Barb for ALA President), and I put together to support the lobby for school librarian in down state NY.

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Anna Maria Tammaro interviews R. David Lankes

Posted on March 19, 2012 by rdlankes

A nice short interview for an Italian conference (but it is in English). For me the most interesting question was at the end about why aren’t we all just information scientists.

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Beyond the Bullet Points: Bad Libraries Build Collections, Good Libraries Build Services, Great Libraries Build Communities

Posted on March 11, 2012 by rdlankes

Here is the tweet that led to this post: “Bad Libraries build collections. Good libraries build services (of which a collection is only one). Great libraries build Communities” Due to character limits it was often re-tweed without the parenthetical: “Bad … Continue reading →

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Expect More

Posted on March 6, 2012 by rdlankes

“Expect More” Hunters and Gatherers: Reshaping College Libraries for the 21st Century, Syracuse, NY. Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2012/OCC.pdf Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2012/OCC.mp3 Screencast:

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Duct Tape, 3D Printing, and Libraries of the Future

Posted on March 5, 2012 by rdlankes

A few weeks back I took my sons to the Fayetteville Free Library to learn more about their new Fab Lab and see the 3D MakerBot printer in action. While we were busy printing out a robot and ring on … Continue reading →

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