Stanford librarian to speak on the value of libraries

Chris Bourg mugshotChris Bourg of Stanford University Libraries will present “Beyond Measure: Valuing Libraries” in Foster Auditorium on Thursday, June 13 at 11 a.m. The presentation will also be on MediaSite Live. Bourg has served as associate university librarian at Stanford since 2009, and during that time has introduced a number of service innovations. Her talk will address the challenge of expressing the importance of libraries at a time when we are being called to document our impact more fully.

On Friday, June 14, at 9:30 a.m., Bourg will discuss  “What resources are important to faculty research: Results from a Stanford survey,” at a coffee and conversation event in Mann Assembly Room.

Bourg blogs about librarianship, leadership, gender, and other topics at the Feral Librarian. Her visit is made possible by the Richard and Sally Kalin University Libraries Professional Development Endowment.

For more information or if you anticipate needing accessibility accommodations or have questions about physical access provided, please contact Associate Dean Mike Furlough at mfurlough@psu.edu or 814-863-5447.