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Speaker BiographyR. David Lankes is director of the Information Institute of Syracuse, and an associate professor in Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Lankes has always been interested in combining theory and practice to create active research projects that make a difference. Past projects include the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information and Technology, the Gateway to Education Materials, AskERIC and the Virtual Reference Desk. Lankes' more recent work involves how participatory concepts can reshape libraries and credibility. This work expands his ongoing work to understand the integration of human expertise in information systems. Lankes is a passionate advocate for libraries and their essential role in today's society. He also seeks to understand how information approaches and technologies can be used to transform industries. In this capacity he has served on advisory boards and study teams in the fields of libraries, telecommunications, education, and transportation including at the National Academies. He has been appointed as a visiting fellow at the National library of Canada, the Harvard School of Education and a senior researcher at ALA's Office for Information Technology Policy.Updated: 2007-11-04 21:31:16Extended BiographyR. David Lankes, PhD, is Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) and an Associate Professor at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies. Lankes received his BFA (Multimedia Design), MS in Telecommunications and Ph.D. from Syracuse University. As a doctoral student, Lankes co-created the AskERIC project with his advisor, Michael Eisenberg, and Nancy Preston the associate director of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources. This work began a long collaboration with Eisenberg, the ERIC system and the U.S. Department of Education. In his work as Researcher (1992-1994), Head of AskERIC R&D (1994-1995), Associate Director (1996-1998) and later Director (1998-2003) of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Information & Technology Lankes would eagerly explore the growing Internet phenomenon. Within his ERIC work Lankes would create one of the first 100 web sites, the first web presence for CNN, the Discovery Channel, and the U.S. Department of Education. As the work of the ERIC Clearinghouse expanded beyond Department of Education, Eisenberg and Lankes founded the Information Institute of Syracuse (IIS) in 1996 to house not only the ERIC work (including the Virtual Reference Desk and the Gateway to Educational Materials), but projects for AT&T, MCI/WorldCom, and Sun Microsystems. The IIS, under Lankes' leadership (with the departure of Eisenberg to the University of Washington) would go on to house several high profile research efforts for the National Science Foundation, the Institute for Museum and Library Services, and the MacArthur Foundation. At it's height the Institute employed 30 full time staff and 20 additional researchers and consultants. In 1998, while director of the IIS, Lankes joined the faculty of Syracuse University's School of Information Studies as an assistant professor. In his dual role as professor and director, Lankes spearheaded the development of the virtual reference movement through his Virtual Reference Desk (VRD) project. VRD helped coalesce the virtual reference movement through research (such as the Digital Reference Research Agenda), projects (AskERIC and the Virtual Reference Desk Consortium answered thousands of education questions), and events (seven international conferences, a research symposium and several White House sponsored briefings). These activities lead to a visiting scholar position at Harvard's School of Education, a visiting fellow position at the National Library of Canada, and being named as Senior Researcher at the American Library Association's Office of Information Technology Policy. More recently Lankes has helped transform the IIS from a production-oriented organization to a library think tank. Recent Institute activities with organizations such as the American Library Association, the Institute for Museum and Library Services and the MacArthur Foundation have focused on credibility, gaming, and participatory networks. His current focus is on reconceptualizing the library field through the lens of "participatory librarianship." Simply put participatory librarianship recasts library and library practice using the fundamental concept that knowledge is created through conversation. Libraries are in the knowledge business; therefore libraries are in the conversation business. Participatory librarians approach their work as facilitators of conversation. Be it in practice, policies, programs and/or tools, participatory librarians seek to enrich, capture, store and disseminate the conversations of their communities. Lankes has authored, co-authored or edited eleven books, written over 30 book chapters and journal articles and numerous pieces for the professional audience. He has been principle investigator on over $13 million of competitively awarded research as well as serving as a researcher on numerous projects. He has been a keynote speaker around the globe, and given over 140 presentations at national and international events. Updated: 2007-11-04 22:54:22Press Photos Formal Photo [JEPEG, 1632 pixels by 2464 pixels, 5.44" x 8.23" @ 300 dpi, 1.9mb]  Informal Photo [JPEG, 2464 pixels by 1632 pixels, 8.23" x 5.44" @ 300dpi, 2mb]  Sketch  Sketch Contact R. David LankesR. David LankesAssociate Professor, School of Information Studies Director, Information Institute of Syracuse Syracuse University 213 Hinds Hall Syracuse, New York 13244 Phone: (315)443-3640 Fax: (315)443-5448 Web: http://www.DavidLankes.org E-Mail: rdlankes@iis.syr.eduUpdated: 2007-10-24 19:30:34 |
TimelinesThis site makes extensive use of timelines. You can browse presentations, articles and research projects on a timeline. Just click and drag the timeline to see when things were done. If you drag the lower timeline you will move faster. As a big believer in conversations, WHEN something happened is as important as WHAT happened. Seeing something in the context of other events provides some small context, and seeing how ideas evolved over time is important. The timeline below is an aggregation of the other timelines in the site. It is meant to provide a sense of activity at a glance. |
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