Podcasts

Longshots #229: The Importance of International Librarianship
Sarah talks with Peter Lor, Visiting Professor, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, about international librarianship. They discuss the importance of collaboration and the work of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). They also talk about the inception of MARC records and the delicacy of today's trend toward making our historical documents digital. Lor makes recommendations for preserving our history for future generations.

Longshots #162 - Roy Tennant
Sarah talks with Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer at RLG Programs at the Programs and Research Division of OCLC, about digitizing library materials and how to get the community involved in the process. They also discuss the role that academic libraries and Google are playing in digitization trends.

Longshots #155 - Making the Academic Library Relevant
Listen in on Sarah's conversation with Patrick Dawson, the new Dean of Libraries at Northern Illinois University, as they discuss the future of academic libraries. Hear Dawson's thoughts supporting Latino studies, digitization, and making the library relevant to students.

Longshots #135 - Jill Hurst-Wahl
Sarah talks with Jill Hurst-Wahl, president of Hurst Associates, Ltd., about digitization practice and trends.

Longshots #125 - Stu Baker and Claire Stewart
Sarah talks with Stu Baker, acting Associate and University Librarian for Information Technology at Northwestern University Library and Claire Stewart, head of digital collections at the Northwestern University Library, about digitization.