2012 LACUNY Institute

Library Technology and the Future of Libraries

9:30 – 4:00

CUNY Graduate Center

June 1, 2012

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The goal of the 2012 Institute is to explore the ways technology has transformed how users discover, access, and ultimately use information in academic libraries. Changes in library technology mean not only a re-imagining of traditional objects such as a book or a journal, but also involves configuring a library’s physical space and how that space can be best used to serve one’s user community.

Keynote Speakers:

Jeffrey Hoover is an architect with Boston-based Tappe Associates. Mr. Hoover specializes in programming, planning and design of learning environments, with particular focus on libraries, as well as master plans and feasibility studies for colleges and universities. He is interested in designing library spaces that inspire and foster collaborative learning environments and incorporate emerging technologies.

http://www.tappe.com/Practice/People/JeffHoover/JeffHoover.aspx

Jessamyn West is an author, community technology librarian and community manager of the group blog MetaFilter.com. She lives in a rural area of Central Vermont where she teaches basic computer skills. She assists tiny libraries with technology planning and implementation. She is the author of numerous articles and the recently published book, Without a Net – Librarians Bridging the Digital Divide.

http://jessamyn.info/jwbio.html

Registration and Fees:

Non-LACUNY Members $55.00 – includes breakfast and lunch

LACUNY Members $35.00 – includes breakfast and lunch

         1.           Register using PayPal (PLEASE NOTE: you do not have to have a Pay Pal account to pay online, simply choose “Online” to pay by Credit Card or Pay Pal account.)

        2.       Register using a check made payable to LACUNY – please indicate in the Memo that you are registering for the Institute and send your check to:

Mason Brown

Instructor and Public Health Librarian

Hunter College / Schools of Social Work and Public Health Library

2180 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10035

Please send all questions regarding registration to:

lacuny2012RSVP@gmail.com

Non-Members $55.00

LACUNY Members $35.00

Information Ethics Roundtable Conference on Privacy and the Challenge of Technology

The Information Ethics Roundtable Conference on Privacy and the Challenge of Technology

Hunter College New York,New York

 April 27, 2012

Keynote Speaker: Helen Nissenbaum, (Media, Culture, and Communication, NYU), author of Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life (Stanford Law, 2010)

Invited speaker: James Stacey Taylor (Philosophy, Religion, and Classical Studies, College of New Jersey), author of Stakes and Kidneys: Why Markets in Human Body Parts are a Moral Imperative (Ashgate, 2005).

In one sense information technology has been a boon for privacy. For instance, ATMs and online banking mean that we seldom have to present ourselves to a teller. Online shopping offers similar benefits. However, technology can also pose a serious threat to privacy, since so much of what we now do leaves an enduring digital record. This information can then be recombined to create detailed personal profiles that could not have emerged in pre-digital days. Moreover, this information can be distributed far, wide, and immediately without our consent or even knowledge.

Information ethics studies the value questions that arise from the creation, control, and access to information. The Information Ethics Roundtable is a yearly conference that brings together philosophers, information scientists, librarians, and social scientists to discuss ethical issues such as intellectual property, intellectual freedom, and censorship. This year’s conference will address conceptual, empirical, and ethical issues related to privacy and the connection between privacy and information technology. Questions addressed will include:

• Is privacy valuable?
• To what extent does privacy      benefit from technology?
• To what extent is privacy      threatened by technology?
• When is the sharing of others’      personal information appropriate or inappropriate?
• To what extent is privacy law      keeping up with changes in technology?
• Should people generally enjoy a      high degree of anonymity when in public?
• Does privacy have a future?

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