Next Week, Available via Second Life: Join the ‘Libraries of the Future’ debate at the Bodleian Library
The event take place at the Bodleian Library at Oxford University, UK on April 2nd. If you can't make it there, you can follow along using Second Life.
From the Web Site:
A debate to raise the current issues facing librarians and data management professionals is being organised by JISC, bringing together an international expert panel to speak at the University of Oxford’s iconic Bodleian Library on 2 April 2009.
In his blog, Professor Peter Murray-Rust, a speaker at this upcoming ‘Libraries of the Future’ debate, expresses serious concern at the apathy he senses amongst university librarians in their failure to engage with the issues that will seriously affect them as we advance into the digital age.
The international panel of speakers comprises:
+ Dr Sarah Thomas, Bodley's Librarian and Director, Oxford University Library Services
+ Chris Batt OBE, Former Head of Chris Batt Consulting
+ Peter Murray-Rust, Unilever Centre for Molecular Informatics
+ Santiago de la Mora, European Partnerships Lead, Books - Google UK Ltd
+ Robert Darnton, Harvard University Librarian
+ Vincent Gillespie, J.R.R. Tolkien Professor of English Literature and Language
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