R. David Lankes http://quartz.syr.edu/blog Scholar | Speaker | Writer | Teacher | Advocate Sat, 06 Feb 2016 21:33:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.2 Building an Academic Platform for the Future (and NOW) http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8676 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8676#respond Sat, 30 Jan 2016 01:19:43 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8676 “Building an Academic Platform for the Future (and NOW)” Reinventing the Library
The Future Role of Libraries within SUNY and Beyond. Syracuse, NY.

Abstract: The importance of seeing the academic library as both platform and publisher.

Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2016/SUNY.pdf

Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2016/SUNY.mp3

Building an Academic Platform for the Future (and NOW) from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.

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The Obligation of Innovation http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8666 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8666#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:37:13 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8666 Read More

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“The Obligation of Innovation” OLA Super Conference 2016. Toronto, ON, Canada.

Abstract: Librarians must lead their communities in innovation by example. If our libraries are to be incubators of new ideas, librarians must model creativity, adaptability, continuous learning, and leading change that makes a difference. This isn’t about apps, or looking like Silicon Valley, it is about weaving together new ideas and expertise locally. Lankes will make the case for innovation as a core attribute of librarians.

Slides: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/Presentations/2016/OLA.pdf

Audio: http://quartz.syr.edu/rdlankes/pod/2016/OLA.mp3

The Obligation of Innovation from R. David Lankes on Vimeo.

OLA recorded the session so I will add the video when I get the file.

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ALA Press Release on Haycock Award http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8663 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8663#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:38:17 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8663 Read More

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Here is the official press release on the Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. Thanks to Teri Switzer for her very kind words:

For Immediate Release
Mon, 01/25/2016

Contact:

Cheryl Malden
Program Officer
Governance
312-280-3247
cmalden@ala.org

CHICAGO — Dr. R. David Lankes, professor and Dean’s Scholar for New Librarianship at Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies and 2016-2017 Follett Chair in Library and Information Sciences at Dominican University Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Chicago, has been selected to receive the 2016 American Library Association Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship. This prestigious honor is given annually to an individual for a “significant contribution to the public recognition and appreciation of librarianship through professional performance, teaching, and/or writing.”

“It is a privilege and an honor that the Award Jury recognizes Dr. Lankes for his distinguished achievements in the field of Library and Information Science over a career of more than 20 years,” said Teri R. Switzer, chair of the Ken Haycock Award Committee and dean and professor emerita at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. “David has spent the majority of his career advancing librarianship and making us all think about our profession in different ways. David’s commitment to the profession is clearly evident in his teaching, his presentations, his writings, and his service.”

Lankes holds a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, School of Information Studies, and an MS in Telecommunications, also from Syracuse University. In addition to being a faculty member at Syracuse University, Dr. Lankes has also served as a visiting fellow at the National Library of Canada, an adjunct instructor for the OCLC Institute, a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s School of Education, and was the first OITP Fellow at the ALA’s Office of Information Technology Policy. Dr. Lankes’ professional successes, publications, grants and service achievements all support his receiving this award.

As noted in the nomination submitted on his behalf, supporters mentioned, in particular, his 2011 The Atlas of New Librarianship and his leadership of the I LEAD U, a three-year continuing education initiative that addresses the need to expand librarians’ leadership abilities to use technology to effectively engage their libraries’ constituents, as only two of the several librarianship projects in which he has been actively engaged. One supporter stated, “ His presentations, teachings, curriculum development, and writings supporting the growth and development of our esteemed profession not only address technologies and infrastructure, but also re-articulate the core role of librarians in the learning process. In today’s world of databases, electronic resources, intellectual property concerns, digital rights management, and efforts of cross border cooperation, it is easy to lose sight of the vision and motivating principles that drew many of us to the profession. David steadfastly draws his readers and listeners back to the core.” Another letter summed up Lankes’ broad achievements by saying, “Having worked with him in various settings, I see the many ways he has taught, inspired, and challenged librarians – those still in their graduate programs, those new in the profession, and those who have been in the profession a long time – all have benefitted from David’s unparalleled methods of teaching and inspiring us al to greatness.”

Members of the Ken Haycock Award Jury are: Nancy Bolt, Nancy M. Bolt & Associates, Denver, Colorado; Nicolas H. Buron, Dorothy M. Persson, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; Thomas T. Suprenant, Queens College, Graduate School of Library & Information Studies, Flushing, New York; and Teri R. Switzer, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs.

The Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship will be presented to David Lankes at the ALA Award Ceremony and Reception on Sunday, June 26,, during the Annual Conference in Orlando.

The deadline for submission of applications for the 2017 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship is Dec. 1, 2016. Guidelines and application forms are available on the ALA website.

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The Boring Patient Audio Book: Epilogue http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8446 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8446#respond Tue, 26 Jan 2016 15:00:10 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8446 I have been posting a chapter a week of my book The Boring Patient. This is the last post.You can download the ebook or listen to previous chapters here: http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?page_id=8390

Epilogue: A Cancer Free Summer

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The Boring Patient Audio Book: Chapter 17 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8444 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8444#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2016 15:00:36 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8444 I am posting a chapter a week of my book The Boring Patient. You can download the ebook or listen to previous chapters here: http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?page_id=8390

The last post in the series, the Epilogue, will be published tomorrow.

Chapter 17: Dear Fellow Cancer Survivor

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Lankes to Keynote Urban Librarians Conference http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8655 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8655#respond Mon, 25 Jan 2016 14:30:33 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8655 Looking forward to Brooklyn.

Urban Librarians Conference

May 6th 2016
S. Stevan Dweck Center for Contemporary Culture, Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY

http://www.urbanlibrariansconference.org/

(No Offense to Rocket Scientists)

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Lankes Receives 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8641 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8641#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:50:06 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8641 Read More

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ALA-MGwebI am very proud to announce that I have received the 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship from the American Library Association. From ALA’s award page:

The Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship was established in 2004 and recognizes an individual who has contributed significantly to the public recognition and appreciation of librarianship through professional performance, teaching or writing. Former award recipients include Nancy Kranich (2015), former ALA president; Wendy Newman (2011), former Canadian Library Association president; Michael Gorman (2010), former American Library Association president; and Mary Dempsey (2007), former Chicago library commissioner.

That is some humbling company. My thanks go out to the award committee and those who nominated me. Also a special thank you to Ken Haycock who will always be one the profession’s greatest champions.

Award Home Page

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Dominican’s GSLIS Joins Collaboratory http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8634 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8634#respond Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:56:05 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8634 Read More

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DomSeal_300Dominican University’s Graduate School of Library and Information Science has joined the Expect More Collaboratory. GSLIS will be at the center of next year’s focus on applying the ideas of Expect More in the Chicago area. I look forward to working with Dominican and our other partners to make a real difference in how communities see libraries and librarians.

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The Boring Patient Audio Book: Chapter 16 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8442 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8442#respond Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:00:27 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8442 I am posting a chapter a week of my book The Boring Patient. You can download the ebook or listen to previous chapters here: http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?page_id=8390

Chapter 16: Home

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Expect More 2nd Edition Now Available http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8596 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8596#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2016 14:30:07 +0000 http://quartz.syr.edu/blog/?p=8596 Read More

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Full cover

Click for Full Size Conver

The Second Edition of Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries For Today’s Complex World is now available for purchase (Expect More Collaboratory Members receive free copies).

You can purchase it from:

Paperback:

CreateSpace Online Store (preferred) and Amazon

eBook:

Amazon

If you are interested in bulk discounts please contact me at rilandpub@gmail.com

Thanks to all the Collaboratory partners for their help. Keep an eye out for Greater Expectations, the Expect More Workbook for engaging your community in conversations.


 

Here is a brief Changelog to highlight major changes:

Introduction
  • Changed the acknowledgements to recognize Expect More Collaboratory partners
Chapter 1
  • Revised estimated expenditures of libraries in North America and Globally. First edition grossly underestimated them.
  • Added OCLC examples of library usage.
  • Added Ferguson, Calgary, an NYC examples
Chapter 2
  • Added “Third Space” as a core argument for libraries.
    • Included examples like Toronto’s study pods and Fairfield’s treehouse themed children’s library.
  • Updated journal and database figures
  • Added Canadian statistics for literacy
  • Added StoryCorp and DPLA examples for Cultural Heritage
  • Added Toronto, Cuyahoga, and DC examples of supporting entrepreneurs
Chapter 3
  • Updated a lot of URL’s and mission statements.
Chapter 4
  • Added more examples in the training section
  • Added the Lebanon, NH Tor case as an example of protecting intellectual safety.
Chapter 5
  • Added discussion of how communities must share limited resources and how that can lead to conflict.
  • Added a discussion of hot spot lending
Chapter 6
  • Updated examples
  • Incorporated Aspen Report’s People, Platform, Place
  • Added section on the Community as Collection
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