Against The Grain - The Podcast

Libraries as Convener, Enabler, Distributor, Advocate and Archive in the Future Knowledge Economy By 2026, there will be no information and services industry targeting products to the library marketplace. Content and applications will be directed to the consumer. Open resources for learning, research and recreation, and open source tools supporting innovation, and individual and organizational productivity, will be more prevalent in the global economy. Self-publishing and niche technology development will dominate. Information policy wars will dictate national and global legal and legislative debates. Libraries will be effectively integrated into the new creative environments. www.against-the-grain.com www.charlestonlibraryconference.com James G. Neal Columbia University University Librarian Emeritus Jim Neal is University Librarian Emeritus at Columbia. He served as the Vice President for Information Services and University Librarian at Columbia University during 2001-2014, providing leadership for universit