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June 2016

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Emerging technologies are abundant and ever evolving. A day doesn’t pass without a software update or another exciting product release from our favorite technology company. Our Christian academic libraries are ideally situated with the infrastructure and cultural ethos needed to navigate this burgeoning reality well. As we engage this unfolding reality, how might our libraries explore this new frontier wisely? What essential components are needed to refine our approach as we integrate new emerging technology?My keynote will invite us to embark on a journey with a short visit to a “low tech” spiritual retreat community to help us develop a toolkit with themes of play, collaboration, hospitality, and contextual adaptation.

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Ryan Ingersoll, Head of Library Technology, gave the keynote address for the Association of Christian Librarians annual conference at George Fox University. Titled, "Redeeming Innovation: Engaging Emerging Technologies by Rediscovering our Roots,” focused on how Christian academic librarians can explore the emerging technology frontier wisely equipped well with essential tools. The keynote invited the audience to embark on a journey with a short visit to a “low tech” spiritual retreat community, Holden Village, to develop a toolkit with themes of play, collaboration, hospitality, and contextual adaptation.
More information available: www.ryaningersoll.org/acl

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