RUSA President’s Program: Monday, June 25, 2007, 1:30-3:30 pm; Grand Hyatt Washington Constitution A-B
Once upon a time, there existed reference librarians. Working in libraries and depending on books and the Internet, they helped people do research and answered questions — free of charge! — in-person, over the phone, and via e-mail and instant messaging. But, of course, since then, things have changed. The year is 2017, and the world is not as we knew it. Speaking at this year's RUSA President's Program are four individuals who, through story, will paint pictures of how they imagine the world will be 10 years from now. How will anthropological, economical, political, and technological forces shape what it means to provide reference services in libraries?
Speakers:
Genevieve Bell, Director of User Experience at Intel andan anthropologist
Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project
Allen Renear, Professor of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and expert in knowledge representation
Wendy Schultz, Director of Infinite Futures and Executive Board Member of the Association of Professional Futurists
Moderator:
Steven Bell, Associate University Librarian for Research and Instructional Services at Temple University, will act as moderator in a “Meet the Press” format.
For more information on this conference program, visit the RUSA websites at: http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaevents/rusaannual/presidentsprogram/presprog.htm