The Future of Academic Libraries

Nov 14, 2011 11:00am - 12:00pm
University Library: Jack & Florence Ferman Presentation Room

Join us for a presentation by Brian Schottlaender, the Audrey Geisel University Librarian at the University of California, San Diego, who will be speaking about “The Future of Academic Libraries.”  Some of the topics he will be addressing on November 14th are:

• Changes in the role of librarians
• Changes in the role of support staff
• Changes in services to students and faculty
• Changes in physical collections
• Changes in facilities/buildings
• Changes in the ways we think about preservation and access to information, especially in regard to digitization
• Partnerships with on-campus and off-campus entities

Faculty, staff, campus administrators and students are invited to attend this interesting and provocative presentation and discussion. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to Mickey Martinez at mickey.martinez@csun.edu.

For more about Mr. Schottlaender and his extraordinary and distinguished national profile, please see http://libraries.ucsd.edu/about/admin/ul-office/biography.html 

Assistive Services

Requests for accommodation services (e.g. sign language interpreters or transcribers) must be made at least five (5) business days in advance. Please email library.event@csun.edu in advance of the event.