Video: Do We Still Need a Library? NYPL President/CEO Anthony Marks Shares Thoughts During Lecture at Cornell
Here’s a video recording of a presentation at Cornell University by New York Public Library President and CEO, Anthony Marx. It took place on October 26, 2012 and runs about one hour.
Here’s the blurb from the CornellCast web page:
Research libraries have long been considered the intellectual hub of a community, whether it’s a university or a city. With the shift to digital content, network-based services, and globalization, research libraries have been challenged to adapt in unprecedented ways. Some even question their ongoing importance.
Drawing on his experience as the former president of Amherst College and the current president and CEO of the New York Public Library, Anthony Marx speculates on the future of research libraries. You’ll be surprised by what he has to say.
Anthony Marx at Cornell
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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