Location: Rosemont College

For this meeting, we’d like to focus the discussion around two recent articles dealing with libraries. The first one is from The New York Review of Books, by Robert Darnton, from June 12, 2008 called “The Library in the New Age.” Here’s the link to it online: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/21514.  The second one, from the July 27, 2008 New York Times, is called “Literacy Debate: Online, R U Really Reading?” Here’s the link for that: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html. We think these articles provide an excellent jumping-off place for a lively and useful discussion for reference/research/instruction/public services librarians. Please send us any other topics you would like to add to the agenda as well.

We’ll also be talking about topics for future RSIG meetings, the upcoming Jenkins Law Library program in November, Facebook, and anything else of interest!

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Diane & Mary Beth

Diane Skorina
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Myrin Library
Ursinus College, Collegeville PA

phone: 610-409-3000 ext. 2302
dskorina@ursinus.edu
http://myrin.ursinus.edu