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America's Libraries in the 21st Century Video Now Online
Posted: Jul 06 2008 22:35:22

Here's a video of the entire ALA OITP panel on the Future of American Libraries in the 21st Century. The panel was Stephen Abrahm, Jose-Marie Griffith, and Joan Frye Williams. I ended the session with an update on participatory librarianship.
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Futures Video Now Streaming
Posted: Jun 29 2008 09:43:15

Download High Quality Video at: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Futures-OITP.mp4
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Participatory Librarianship Update
Posted: Jun 28 2008 16:42:55

“Participatory Librarianship Update” ALA Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA.

Abstract: Update on OITP efforts in Participatory Librarianship.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Futures-OITP.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2008/Futures-OITP.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Futures-OITP.mp4

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Social Networking and Reference
Posted: Jun 28 2008 01:24:38

"Social Networking and Reference" Reinvented Reference 4: Emerging Technologies for Reference Services (an ALA pre-conference), Anaheim, CA.

Abstract: Exploring the "why" behind social networking, and librarianship in general.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/RUSA.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2008/RUSA.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/RUSA.mp4

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University of Maryland Library Talk now Streaming
Posted: Jun 20 2008 15:13:37

Downloadable high-quality version at: http://ptbed.org/downloads/UMD-Record.mov
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You Are the Future of Libraries: No Pressure
Posted: Jun 18 2008 21:56:22

"You Are the Future of Libraries: No Pressure" Path to the Future, a University of Maryland Libraries Speaker Series, College Park, MD.

Abstract: If libraries are obsolete in 10 years, it's your fault. It's my fault too. As Alan Kay once said "the best way to predict the future is to invent it." So since we are the people ultimately responsible for creating the future, we are the future of the library. Assume for a moment "they" are right ... you know, them. The ones who say that the Internet/ Mass Digitalization /Search Engines/ Wikipedia/Document Right Management/ Whatever is going to put libraries out of business. Assume that the stacks are bare, the coffee bars are empty, and the ivy is left to run riot over the columns. Is there still a library? If that strikes you as an odd question, let me ask you another one. Is the future of the library a question of stacks, coffee bars or ivy?
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/UMD.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2008/UMD.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/UMD-Record.mov

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Metro Presentation now Streaming
Posted: Jun 06 2008 08:09:19

High quality movie available for download: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Metro-Record.mp4
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Same Old Story: Everything is Different
Posted: Jun 04 2008 16:56:04

"Same Old Story: Everything is Different" Metro Spring Conference, Brooklyn, NY.

Abstract: A discussion of the need for innovation in reference and throughout the library profession.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Metro.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2008/Brooklyn.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Metro-Record.mp4

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Cornell Presentation now Streaming
Posted: May 21 2008 07:40:46

A webcast of my presentation to the Cornell Libraries is now streaming from Google Video: High quality downloadable version is available at: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Cornell.mp4
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ENY ACRL Webcast Now Online
Posted: May 20 2008 16:26:30

A webcast of my presentation to the Eastern New York ACRL chapter is now streaming from Google Video: High quality downloadable version is available at: http://ptbed.org/downloads/NewEastern-Record.mp4
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Library Science and the Ivy League
Posted: May 19 2008 19:26:22

"Library Science and the Ivy League" Cornell Libraries, Ithaca, NY

Abstract: A discussion of the intellectual contributions libraries make to the academy.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Cornell.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2008/Cornell.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Cornell.mp4

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Participatory Librarianship and Radical Change Agents
Posted: May 19 2008 11:08:25

"Participatory Librarianship and Radical Change Agents" Eastern New York ACRL Chapter, Syracuse, NY.

Abstract: A discussion of the need for innovation in reference and throughout the library profession.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/NewEastern.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2008/ENY.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/NewEastern-Record.mp4

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Video of the Innovation Imperative Now Available
Posted: May 11 2008 17:46:53

Streamed below or download from http://ptbed.org/downloads/Innovate.mp4
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The Innovation Imperative
Posted: May 09 2008 14:21:36

"The Innovation Imperative" Oregon Virtual Reference Summit 2008, Salem, OR.

Abstract: A discussion of the need for innovation in reference and throughout the library profession.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Oregon.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/Oregon.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Innovate.mp4

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Connecticut Video now Online
Posted: Apr 30 2008 15:34:05

Google video from the Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference. If you want, you can download a higher quality version at: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Conn-CD.mov
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The Library as Conversation
Posted: Apr 29 2008 07:45:11

"The Library as Conversation" Connecticut Library Association Annual Conference, Groton, CT.

Abstract: Knowledge is generated through conversation. Libraries are in the knowledge business; hence, in the conversation business as well. Books, videos, and web pages are artifacts, the pale afterglow of active knowledge creation. The essential power of the library is found in facilitating knowledge creation in our communities. Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Conn.pdf Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/Conn.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Conn-CD.mov

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The Dewey-Level Shift
Posted: Apr 12 2008 19:02:16

"The Dewey-Level Shift" Information Futures Institute, Berkman Center, Cambridge, MA.

Abstract: A discussion of how the future of libraries is shaped by participatory concepts and the theory that knowledge is created through conversation. Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/IFIExport.pdf

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Information Technology, Participatory Librarianship, and Educating LIS Professionals
Posted: Mar 29 2008 08:10:43

"Information Technology, Participatory Librarianship, and Educating LIS Professionals" Rutgers MLIS Colloquium, New Brunswick, NJ.

Abstract: The American Library Association's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) has named its first Fellow: R. David Lankes of the Syracuse School of Information Studies. Professor Lankes will speak about how the concept of participatory librarianship can build on Web 2.0, Libraries 2.0, and similar trends to give direction to the future of the profession.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Rutgers.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/sRutgers.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/smallRutgers.mov

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Systems, Conversations and Participation
Posted: Mar 14 2008 09:59:49

"Systems, Conversations and Participation" Innovative Interface's Academic Library Director's Conference, Berkeley, CA.

Abstract: Social is the rage across the Internet. Social bookmarking, social tagging, social networks. But what is social and why does it matter? Can we just make something, like a library social? How can concepts such as community conversations clarify the mission of the library and help direct us in how we build systems for today and tomorrow? David's presentation will explore aspects of social computing and present underlying concepts of, what he terms, "participatory librarianship". He will seek to go beyond today's Web 2.0 buzz words and explore ways that today's librarian can be effective and necessary in today's "social" world.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/iii.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/sf.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/IIIBig.mp4

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Conversations, Participation and Libraries
Posted: Feb 14 2008 11:51:57

"Conversations, Participation and Libraries" SILS Colloquium at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC.

Abstract: Too much technology? Too little technology? Certainly the past two decades have challenged our schools to not only prepare librarians for a new practice environment, but to constantly place these technologies in the larger contexts of our field and society. New technologies, both the fads and the fundamental, have filled our traditional cores and electives to their breaking points. How can we decide what is durable in these new technologies? What is the proper balance between concepts and technology features? What is the overall concept of librarianship that allows us to define cutting edge, obsolete, and irrelevant? It is hoped that this meeting and the larger series of conversations taking place in LIS programs around the country, can bring some consensus to these questions.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Catholic.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/Catholic.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/Catholic.mp4

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Participatory Libraries
Posted: Jan 30 2008 13:35:13

"Participatory Libraries" Drexel University School of Information and Technology College Colloquium Series, Philadelphia, PA.

Abstract: The library landscape is constantly in flux. New technologies, new practices, and new theories are the sign of an active field. However, these dynamic forces also lead to confusion and conflict. It also leads to a spate of new services and functions that are sometimes awkward to integrate into existing research, operations and curricula. In today's world of Web 2.0, Library 2.0, social networks, blogs and wiki's what concepts are durable and what is new that must be imparted to the next generation of professionals? Thinking through this issue - its technological and professional implications and legislative and policy overlaps - is an example of the type of work conducted at the American Library Association's (ALA's) Washington Office. ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP), a part of the Washington Office, and Syracuse University's Information Institute of Syracuse have initiated a project to examine this issue under the rubric of participatory librarianship (http://ptbed.org). Simply put, participatory librarianship recasts library and library practice from the fundamental concept that knowledge is created through conversation. Since libraries are in the knowledge business they are, therefore, in the conversation business - in both the digital and physical worlds. Participatory librarians approach their work as facilitators of conversation. Be it in practice, policies, programs and/or tools, participatory librarians seek to enrich, capture, store and disseminate the conversations of their communities. As part of this effort, project researchers are seeking input from library and information science (LIS) faculty and students on how participatory concepts can be integrated into curricula and to identify ongoing related research. The input of the LIS research and education community will be incorporated into a Participatory Library Starter Kit. This starter kit will present case studies from a wide variety of settings including: public, federal, and academic libraries; library vendors; and, of course, the LIS research and education community.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Drexel.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/Drexel.mp3
Video: http://ptbed.org/downloads/BigIdeas.mp4

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Scapes
Posted: Jan 12 2008 15:55:29

"Scapes" OCLC Symposium on Reference and Social Networking, Philadelphia, PA.

Abstract: Who said reference has to be one person, one librarian, one question? Can reference be a social activity? How can we truly put the user at the center of reference? How can we re-imagine reference as a learning activity where the reference librarian facilitates learning? David Lankes will focus on reference as a truly participatory process and how such a process can take advantage in the latest in web technologies.
Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/Scapes.pdf
Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/OCLC-Scapes.mp3
Video: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4867328898935259711

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Participatory Librarianship and Web 2.0 in the Curriculum
Posted: Jan 09 2008 10:23:45

"Participatory Librarianship and Web 2.0 in the Curriculum" Presentation at the ALA/ALISE Meeting, Washington, DC.

Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2008/ALISE.pdf

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The following materials should help you get out the word on Participatory Librarianship

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Lankes' presentation to the Free Library of Philadelphia

David Lankes demonstrates a sample reference application based on participatory concepts(MP4, 20.2 mb)

Presentation to Drexel's iSchool on Particiaptory Concepts with an emphasis on LIS implications (MP4, 65.6 mb)

Presentation to Catholic University's Library School on Particiaptory Concepts with an emphasis on LIS education (MP4, 431 mb)

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