Anticipating the future…

22Jan09

Keynote for Information Online 2009 – Anticipating the future of libraries: understanding trends and staying relevant in the digital age – Andy Hines, futurist, adjunct professor of Future Studies at University of Houston. 22 January 2009. Emerging challenges 1.    Values 2.    Demography 3.    Lifestyle 4.    Technology 5.    Work 6.    Education ‘addicted to growth, debt, consumption’ […]

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Tags: future, librarians, libraries, sustainability

Are you a librarian? Well I really need to be shushed.

19Dec08

This is too corny not to post! At the recent new Librarians Symposium 4 held in Melbourne, one of the ice-breakers at the Cocktail party was getting together and talking about these library based pick up lines (and thanks to Michelle at Librarians Interact for the heads up). Pardon me, could you please tell me […]

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Tags: image, librarians, stereotypes