Professor and author R.David Lankes will deliver a special lecture at 11am on Tuesday March 3rd at the National Library of Scotland.
The one-hour lecture will focus on exploring his recent book ‘Triptych: Death, AI and Librarianship’ and how libraries in Scotland, the US and elsewhere can foster greater social participation and combat key societal challenges.
The free event is being delivered by The Scottish Library and Information Council in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Studies Scotland (CILIPS).
David Lankes is the Virginia and Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship at University of Texas at Austin. A passionate advocate for libraries, Professor Lankes believes libraries that serve cities, towns, schools, hospitals, governments, law firms and academic institutions will all be needed to push back attacks of anti-intellectual forces, take up opportunities for lifting communities, and fight a growing wave of anti-democratic trends in global politics.
Over the last few years, he has earned many awards including the American Library Association’s Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award for distinguished contribution to reference librarianship in 2021 and the Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship in 2016. His book, The Atlas of New Librarianship won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature.
Alison Nolan, Chief Executive of SLIC, said: “We are delighted to welcome Professor Lankes to Scotland with our event partners the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Studies Scotland (CILIPS).
“R.David Lankes’ passion for libraries and belief that they are a vital social infrastructure will make this both a powerful and enlightening event.”
