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About the Authors

This blog is written and moderated by five graduate students from Wayne State University's online Master of Library and Information Science Program. Beginning November 18, 2010, we will begin posting a series of short discussions on: The Impact of Technology in the Library - The Changing Roles of Librarians in the 21th Century. We hope these posts will be interesting and thought provoking, and we encourage everyone to share their related thoughts and experiences.

Our tentative agenda and topics are:

Nov. 18:

White Paper (Overview)

Nov. 19:

R.F.I.'d Me: The Librarian's Role at the Front Line of the RFID-privacy Debate (L. Young)

Nov. 20:

Internet Filtering Policy Remains an Issue (D. Mick)

Nov. 21:

Librarians Become Outsourced Contractors (F. Dipietro)

Nov. 22:

Challenges for the New Librarian with Technology (A. Flinn)

Nov. 23:

Continuing Education for Librarians: The Need for Technological Growth (S. Smith)

Nov. 24:

Is Becoming an Expert Social Networking Librarian Worth It? (F. DiPietro)

Nov. 25:

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov. 26:

To Train or Not to Train (A. Flinn)

Nov. 27:

Budget Decisions: Electronic v. Monographs in Academic Libraries (D. Mick)

Nov. 28:

Librarians without Libraries?! A Brief Look at Where the Profession is Heading (L. Young)

Nov. 29:

Continuing Education for Librarians: A Conscious Effort (S. Smith)