Susan Gibbons: Will There Be Libraries in the Future?

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Channel: University of Rochester · 2010 · Education

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Susan Gibbons, named an up-and-coming librarian by the The Chronicle of Higher Education, talks about how libraries are staying relevant in the digital age by adding databases to their collections, providing new spaces for students to work and collaborate, and reaching out to user through new technologies like social networking sites and online chat systems.

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