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R. David Lankes is the director of the University of South Carolina’s School of Information Science, and recipient of the American Library Association’s 2016 Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship.

His book, The Atlas of New Librarianship, won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature.

Lankes is a passionate advocate for librarians and their essential role in today’s society.

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	Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries For Today's Complex World 4.01 avg rating — 347 ratings — published 2012 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Atlas of New Librarianship 3.82 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 2011 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Librarianship Field Guide 3.84 avg rating — 203 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Boring Patient 4.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Triptych: Death, AI, and Librarianship by R. David Lankes, Jain Orr, Qianzi Cao 3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Librarian's Guide to Engaging Families in Learning liked it 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virtual Reference Service: From Competencies to Assessment (The Virtual Reference Desk Series) by R. David Lankes (Editor), Scott Nicholson (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Marie L. Radford (Editor) 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Concepts in Digital Reference (Synthesis Lectures on Information Concepts, Retrieval & Services, 1) (Volume 0) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virtual Reference Desk: Creating a Reference Future (The Virtual Reference Desk Series) (The Virtual Reference Desk Series) by R. David Lankes, R. David Lankes, Eileen G. Abels (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bread & Butter of the Internet: A Primer & Presentation Packet for Educators it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“To be a librarian is not to be neutral, or passive, or waiting for a question. It is to be a radical positive change agent within your community.”
― R. David Lankes

tags: change, community, librarians, libraries

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“Bad libraries only build collections. Good libraries build services (and a collection is only one of many). Great libraries build communities.”
― R. David Lankes, Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries For Today's Complex World

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“True learning happens when books and friends, writing and understanding intermingle in a rich soup of participation.”
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