SP10Q2

Spring 2010 Question 2
"Living Digital: The Future of Information and the Role of the Library," was the theme of a Symposium hosted at ALA 2010 midwinter conference. Topics in this theme included how the digital environment has introduced new materials, new partners, and new user expectations into the information arena.

Answer the following: 1. What does "living digital" mean to you as a future information professional? 2. What strategies should libraries and/or information agencies adapt to: a) deliver effective information/reference services to virtual information consumers, b) determine reference collections that meet the information needs of virtual consumers, and c) empower information professionals so that they are able to meet the challenges of the digital information environment that is constantly changing.

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