Libraries Lead!

Libraries Lead! is a provocative podcast about all things information & library hosted by Beth Patin (Assistant Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse U), Dave Lankes (Professor, iSchool, U of Texas), and Mike Eisenberg (Dean/Professor Emeritus, iSchool, U of Washington). Information age opportunities and challenges affect every aspect of human existence. We wrestle with such topics as social justice, political unrest, mis- and dis-information, kids, family and adult living; education and learning; work, employment, training and jobs; recreation, entertainment, and play; disasters & emergency preparedness with a focus on libraries & information science, services, and systems. 4 segments in approx. 1 hour: WAZZUP, AI WATCH, MAIN TOPIC, and AWESOME LIBRARY THINGY. For Resources & References for All Episodes please go to: https://tinyurl.com/libleadresources

Co-host

Dr Mike Eisenberg

Mike Eisenberg is an educator, scholar, advocate, and mentor whose personal motto is, “make it better!” He is known for ground-breaking work in:

academic innovation: founding the University of Washington’s Information School (iSchool), and building the iSchool field as one of 5 initiators of the information schools movement and organization.
information literacy: co-creating the “Big6” - the most widely used K-12 information literacy program in the world.
information science research: conducting funded, award-winning studies of relevance and measurement, information literacy, digital information service, personal information management, and virtual environments.

Mike is recognized for outstanding teaching and innovation in online, virtual pedagogy, receiving teaching awards from the Information Schools at Syracuse and Washington.