The Age of Digital Natives: The Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture
Information Today › Vol. 26 Nbr. 4, April 2009
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The Miles Conrad Award is presented in memory of NFAIS's first president and one of its founders, G. Miles Conrad. This year's Miles Conrad Lecturer was Lynne Brindley, CEO of The British Library. Brindley, the first woman and the first information professional to hold the post, was appointed a Dame Commander of the British Empire in 2008 for her service to education. She then identified the following six issues that are challenging libraries today: 1. e-science and e-research, 2. Web 2.0 and 3.0, 3. ensuring rich digital content provision, 4. information literacy for the 21st century, 5. digital preservation and long-term access, and 6. inspiring physical spaces.
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The Age of Digital Natives: The Miles Conrad Memorial Lecture
The Miles Conrad Award is presented in memory of NFAIS's first president and one of its founders, G. Miles Conrad. The award is the association's highest honor, and the accompanying lecture, which has been given every year since 1968, is the major highlight of its annual meeting.
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