[LINK] Is the Book Dead? Asks New ANU Librarian, Roxanne Missingham

[Tom Worthington]

The new ANU Librarian, Roxanne Missingham, will speak on "Is the Book 
Dead?", at the Australian National University in Canberra, 11am 26 March 
2012: https://cecs.anu.edu.au/seminars/more/SID/3031


     Is the Book Dead?
     Roxanne Missingham (Scholarly Information Services, ANU)
     COMPUTER SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM SERIES

     DATE: 2012-03-26
     TIME: 11:00:00 - 12:30:00
     LOCATION: Seminar Room (N101), CSIT Building (Building 108, North Road)
     CONTACT: Malcolm.Newey at anu.edu.au

     ABSTRACT:
     In the twenty first century we are using i-pads, online data and 
digital resources for so much of our study and research that some 
postulate the end of the book. I will argue that new forms of knowledge 
creation and sharing can only be successful because of our book culture. 
Reading is the most vital skill for all of us in the twenty first 
century and criticisms of books have been part of our culture for 
decades. Print is vital for access to knowledge, and the new digital 
environment sees a shading or greying of published knowledge and data. 
This means we need to look at knowledge and scholarly information in a 
completely new way. I hope to be quite provocative.


     BIO:
     Roxanne Missingham is the new University Librarian (Chief Scholarly 
Information Officer). Until February, she was the Parliamentary 
Librarian for the Parliament of Australia, and prior to that was an 
Assistant Director-General (Resource Sharing Division) at the National 
Library of Australia for five years. She has over twenty years of senior 
management experience in Australian public sector libraries, and brings 
with her a wealth of knowledge of enabling technology to provide 
scholarly infomation. Roxanne has also written extensively on the role 
of contemporary libraries.


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