This year’s LIANZA conference was an excellent opportunity for me, as someone hoping to work in the library and information management field, to gain an interesting glimpse into the future of this profession.

The focus of the conference on “Next Generation Libraries” made it the source of many ideas about challenges and changes that librarians are likely to face in the future in how they do their jobs.

There was no shortage of suggestions about how librarians can make an impact in today’s interconnected, online environment. In particular, several things stood out to me… (more…)

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