19 September 2024, 15.00-16.30 CET
(2pm-3.30pm BST)
Webinar hosted by Gold Leaf, sponsored by De Gruyter
Today’s academic library must take a proactive approach to modern study and research. It is not merely a repository of information, not merely a place for individual scholarship and not merely a building: though it is also all of these things, it is also a vibrant space where collaborative learning is fostered and space put to maximum and imaginative use. Our two eminent speakers, Fiona Greig, Director of Knowledge and Digital Services at the University of Winchester, UK and Beau Case, Inaugural Dean of Libraries at the University of Central Florida, USA, describe their involvement in the creation of two very different modern university libraries and the triumphs and challenges they have encountered along the way.
The webinar is part of a series sponsored by De Gruyter and will be moderated by Linda Bennett of Gold Leaf. Registration is free of charge.
For more details and to book your place on the seminar, click here.
Who should attend
Academic librarians; public librarians; publishers; members of librarian support groups; members of consortia and trade associations; academics and students interested in sustainability; environmentalists.
Fiona Greig is Director of Knowledge and Digital Services, a role that encompasses University Librarian, CIO and CTO at the University of Winchester, UK. A project she is currently overseeing is a £8.1m ($10.6) refurbishment of the Martial Rose Library, a building that has evolved fascinatingly over the last 60 years.
Fiona has worked in the library/digital teams in three UK universities and before that worked in the information services departments of two large UK central government departments. In each role the purpose and futureproofing of the spaces available has been a core focus. And while she may stray towards the information science side of the profession she did, “back in the day” go to “library school” for Undergrad studies so is indeed a librarian, even if that is not the descriptor she uses most of the time.
Beau Case was appointed Inaugural Dean of University Libraries at the University of Central Florida (UCF) in 2021. Founded in only 1963, UCF is the fastest growing research university in the history of US. UCF is a public university with an enrollment of 70,000 and is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution. 21% of the student body is comprised of first-generation college students. UCF excels at transforming lives and the economy through social mobility. UCF also excels in STEM research, being ranked 122nd nationally for federal research expenditures among both publics and privates. Beau’s career spans five decades, with previous appointments at the University of Toledo, University of Michigan, Ohio State University, Indiana University, and UCLA. And while he may stray towards the administrative side he was, “back in the day,” a foreign-language and area studies librarian, even if that is not a persona recognized today.
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