Session The Digital Bridge to Somewhere (Open)

Sunday, June 26, 2011 – 10:30am – 12:00pmLocation:
Convention Center
Rm 345

Presenters:
Speaker: Stephen Abrams, Vice President for Strategic Partnerships and Markets, Gale Cengage
Speaker: Craig Buthod, Director, Louisville Free Public Library
Speaker: George Coe, President, Baker & Taylor’s Library and Educational Division
Speaker: Charles Forrest, Director, Libraries Facilities, Emory University
Speaker: Jeffrey Hoover, AIA, Principal, Tappe Associates, Inc.

Description:
A pro-con panel discussion about the impact of technology and especially e-readers and e-books on the physcial library. Representatives from the publishing industry will discuss the evolution in e-books and digital media; architects and librarians will comment on the opportunities and challenges they create for libarary users and library spaces.