Author Archives: rdlankes

Nice Interview in the Dallas Observer

Posted on June 11, 2011 by rdlankes

This article was from an interview I did with the Dallas Observer about my upcoming testimony for the Dallas City Council: We need police to keep us civil, we need firemen to keep us safe, we need parks to keep … Continue reading →

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Atlas Reading Group

Posted on June 8, 2011 by rdlankes

From the New Librarianship website: Hello librarians and friends! I’m Emma Montgomery, a LIS graduate student at Syracuse University, and for six weeks this summer I’ll be hosting a Twitter reading group for The Atlas of New Librarianship. Starting the … Continue reading →

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Lankes to Participate in Salzburg Global Seminar

Posted on May 31, 2011 by rdlankes

I have been invited to be a part of the Salzburg Global Seminar “Libraries and Museums in an Era of Participatory Culture” which will be held in Salzburg, Austria in October. The session is being convened jointly by the Salzburg … Continue reading →

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The Future of Librarianship

Posted on May 18, 2011 by rdlankes

“The Future of Librarianship” FLICC Annual Forum, Washington, DC. Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2011/FLICC-Lankes.pdf

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Lankes Officially Full…Of It?

Posted on May 16, 2011 by rdlankes

This weekend made it official…I am now a Full Professor!

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Grand Challenges of Librarianship

Posted on May 12, 2011 by rdlankes

“Grand Challenges of Librarianship” Keynote Swedish Library Association’s Annual Conference 2011, Visby, Sweden. Abstract: Instead of facusing on the future of our communities we all too often seem to chase them through technology hoping to find new relevance for our … Continue reading →

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Radical

Posted on May 5, 2011 by rdlankes

“Radical” Keynote Florida Library Association’s Annual Conference 2011, Orlando, FL. Abstract: We must go further. We must go deeper into our communities. We must bring radical positive change for our members. They are drowning in overpriced mortgages, our students are … Continue reading →

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