32: Joseph Janes

Steve speaks with Joseph Janes, associate professor at University of Washington Information School and author of Library 2020.

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Joseph Janes is Associate Professor and Chair of the MLIS Program at the University of Washington Information School. A frequent speaker in the US and abroad, he was the Founding Director of the Internet Public Library and the author of several books on librarianship, technology, and their relationship, including Library 2020 and has written a monthly column for American Libraries magazine since 2002. He is the 2006 recipient of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge award from the American Library Association for distinguished contributions to reference librarianship. He holds the M.L.S. and Ph.D. from Syracuse University, and has taught at the University of Michigan, the University of Toronto, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the State University of New York at Albany as well as at Syracuse and Washington. SHOW NOTESLibrary 2020
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