Past Lectures

Library and Information Science Education Panel: Serving the Needs of the Profession and the Academy
Panel Discussion done March 16th, 2004

Moderated by R. David Lankes, PhD, Assistant Professor, Syracuse University and Executive Director, Information Institute of Syracuse, NY.

Stewardship in the Digital Age: Roles and Issues for Libraries for Preserving Our Cultural Heritage
Lecture given February 23rd, 2004

Meg Bellinger, Associate University Librarian, Sterling Memorial Library, Yale University

Web Research: What's New in 2004
Lecture given January 29, 2004

Gary Price, Librarian, and Chris Sherman, President of Searchwise, Inc.

No Longer Under Our Control: The Nature and Role of Standards in the 21st Century Library
Lecture given December 3, 2003

Dr. William E. Moen, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Sciences; Fellow, Texas Center for Digital Knowledge, University of North Texas

The Technology of Copyright: Digital Rights Management
Lecture given November 19, 2003

Karen Coyle, Digital Library Specialist

Topic Maps: The Inventor's Perspective on Subject-based Access
Lecture given October 15, 2003.

Dr. Michel Biezunski and Dr. Steven R. Newcomb, Editors of ISO/IEC 13250 and Consultants at Coolheads Consulting.

(This event was co-sponsored by PSCD and the Content Management Working Group of FLICC.)

The Anarchist in the Library: The Moral Panics over Copyright and Free Speech
Lecture given May 9, 2003

Dr. Siva Vaidhyanathan, Assistant Professor of Culture and Communication at New York University

Transforming the Urban Public Library
Lecture given Friday, April 18, 2003

Molly Raphael, Director of the District of Columbia Public Library

The National Digital Preservation Program: Challenges and Solutions
Lecture given Friday, March 21, 2003

Laura E. Campbell, Associate Librarian for Strategic Initiatives, Library of Congress

Records, Documents, and Stuff in the Digital Era
Lecture given Friday, March 7, 2003

Dr. Richard Cox, Professor, Department of Library and Information Sciences, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Why Does Digital Reference Matter?
Lecture given Monday, February 10, 2003

Dr. Joseph Janes, is the Founding Director of the Internet Public Library, and an Assistant Professor at the Information School of the University of Washington

Avenues to Library Services: User Preferences
Lecture given Wednesday January 15, 2003

Dr. Neal Kaske, is currently the Manager of the Engineering & Physical Sciences Library at the University of Maryland Libraries in College Park, and an adjunct faculty member in the College of Information Studies.

Information Ethics: Challenges for Library and Information Science Professionals
Lecture given Monday, December 9, 2002

Dr. Toni Carbo, is a Madison Council Fellow - Kluge Center/ Library of Congress, and a Professor at the University of Pittsburgh.

“No Guts, No Glory”: Information Professionals March Into the 22nd Century
Teleconference done Wednesday, December 4, 2002

Barbara Quint is the Editor-in-Chief of "Searcher: The Magazine for Database Professionals"

Public Access to Digital Materials
Lecture given Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Brewster Kahle is a Digital Librarian and the Director and Co-founder of the Internet Archive.

Surviving the Internet: Strategies for the High-Tech Reference Desk
Lecture given Friday, October 25, 2002

Irene E. McDermott is a Reference Librarian and the Systems Manager at the San Marino Public Library in California and author of "The Librarians Internet Survival Guide".

Intellectual Freedom 2002: Living the Chinese Curse
Lecture given Thursday, May 23, 2002

Assessing Digital Reference Services
Lecture given Friday, February 8, 2002

Charles R. McClure is the Francis Eppes Professor and Director, Information Use Management and Policy Institute, School of Information Studies, Florida State University