Future of Libraries: Summary

--featuring Stephen Abram

When: March 20 & 21, 2007

The presenter, Steve Abram, is a noted futurist, vice-president of Sirsi/Dynix, president-elect of SLA (Special Libraries Association), and frequent speaker at Internet Librarian and other conferences. A witty speaker and writer, he is noted for advocacy of user-centered services which leverage technologies and trends to make libraries more responsive and easier to use. Learn about him at his blog, Stephen's Lighthouse.

Attendees' Impressions

• Susan Kantor-Horning, Electronic Resources Specialist at the Contra Costa County Library, with Bill Kolb, Library Assistant - Walnut Creek Library Thoughts about Stephen Abram
• Julie Winkelstein, children's librarian, Albany branch, Alameda County Library
• Ronna Nemer, Reference Librarian, San Jose Public Library, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library Social Library 2.0 workshop notes
• Alameda County Library Conference & Training Worksheet posted on the staff Intranet and contributed courtesy of that library Future of Libraries Report ACO Intranet

Julie Winkelstein's impressions were published in the Contra Costa County Times on March 30, 2007 in in her weekly column, At the Library, in an article titled, Key to library service is knowing audience. Julie also maintains a web page, juliewinkelstein.com, which features activities at the Albany Library and some of her writings and projects.

To understand the experience of the Future of Libraries workshop, Ronna Nemer suggests that you view the webcast of 5th Annual ISI Samuel Lazerow Memorial Lecture, “Are We Ready for Massive Library Innovation?” by Stephen Abram, Friday, November 3, 2006, Hotel Sainte Claire, San Jose. The lecture is hosted on the website of San Jose State University's School of Library and Information Science.

Note: See Bill Drew's Library 2.0 on Ning

Note: See Stephen Abram's April 2007 comments on on MySpace in his blog, Stephen's Lighthouse.

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