Information Professionals within the Digital Government Complex
Channel: SJSU School of Information
Date: 2015-10-27

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Abstract:
The proper curation of the vast amount of digital information produced by public agencies offers a "new" frontier for information professionals to serve in both traditional and innovative roles. Join John Shuler as he presents possible career paths, future librarian roles, and suggestions on how to build an effective community of expertise within the digital government complex.

Biography:
John Shuler is a lecturer at the San José State University School of Information. He is also an associate professor, government information librarian, and bibliographer for both the  College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has written and presented extensively about policy aspects of government information services in both governments and libraries. He is currently the chair of the Legislative Committee of the American Library Association's Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT) and associate editor for the journal Government Information Quarterly.