emerging-leaders-IRRT

Sponsor: International Relations Round TableProject: Building and Enhancing Global Connections through Sister Libraries Team C (from left): Stacy Gilbert, Melissa West, Anna Sandelli, Joy Bridwell, Lisa Blake Not pictured: Derek Cornelison“The future of the library profession will be what it has always been: helping people find and use information. However, information is no longer confined to books, primary documents in archives, or newspapers—it can be found on a television show, website, cellphone app, or any number of new media. Librarians’ future roles will be to help people navigate new and emerging information sources and make vast amounts of information useful and accessible.” —Stacy Gilbert

Host: International Relations Round Table

Project: Building and Enhancing Global Connections through Sister Libraries

Team C (from left): Stacy Gilbert, Melissa West, Anna Sandelli, Joy Bridwell, Lisa Blake
Not pictured: Derek Cornelison

“The future of the library profession will be what it has always been: helping people find and use information. However, information is no longer confined to books, primary documents in archives, or newspapers—it can be found on a television show, website, cellphone app, or any number of new media. Librarians’ future roles will be to help people navigate new and emerging information sources and make vast amounts of information useful and accessible.” —Stacy Gilbert