Makerspaces, mashups and big data are bringing radical change to higher education. Academic libraries are meeting the challenge of this new landscape with a culture of participation, innovation and collaboration. As librarians’ roles shift from a traditional service-and-support model to that of active project participant in support of digital scholarship, a new ethos of experimentation, learning, disruption, and creativity is evolving.
At ACRL/NY’s 2013 annual symposium we will explore the opportunities and challenges facing academic librarians in light of scholars’ increased demands for new formats, open-source tools, digital repositories, and innovative research methods in the new knowledge laboratory. Find a list of suggested readings on the topics discussed in this Symposium at this link.
The 2013 ACRL/NY Symposium will take place on Friday, December 6, 2013 in New York City at the William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus Conference Center, Baruch College. The address is 55 Lexington Avenue (at 24th Street) Room 14-220 (14th floor).
For questions or comments, please contact the 2013 Symposium Chair, Anice Mills amills at columbia dot edu.
ACRL/NY 2013 Symposium Committee Members:
| Anice Mills, Chair Columbia University |
Carrie Netzer Wajda, ACRL/NY president New Business Librarian, Y&R |
| Caroline Fuchs, past ACRL/NY president St. John’s University |
Ben Beede Rutgers University |
| Barbara Bonous-Smit Queensborough Community College |
Robin Brown Borough of Manhattan Community College |
| Dianne Gordon Conyers LaGuardia Community College |
Karen Erani Independent Information Specialist |
| Melissa Goertzen Columbia University |
Fiona Grady Stony Brook University |
| Michael Handis Graduate Center, CUNY |
Christina Harlow Columbia University |
| Starr Hoffman Columbia University |
Irina Kandarasheva Columbia University |
| Thomas Keenan Princeton University |
Winifred King Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
| Kristen Mapes Rutgers University |
Jim Marcum Queens College, CUNY |
| Susanne Markgren SUNY Purchase |
Carrie Marten SUNY Purchase |
| Linda Miles Yeshiva University |
Lisa Miller Brooklyn Historical Society |
| Mark Aaron Polger College of Staten Island |
Werner Sbaschnik SUNY Old Westbury |
| Kathryn Shaughnessy St. John’s University |
Kai Alexis Smith CUNY Graduate Center, Mina Reese Library |
| Eamon Tewell Long Island University, Brooklyn |
Natasha Tomlin Long Island University |
| Megan Wacha Barnard College |
Haruko Yamauchi Hostos Community College, CUNY |
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