Library event features NDSU students

NDSU Libraries co-sponsored the conference, "Catching the Vision: The Library in 2020," at the Moorhead Courtyard by Marriott on Oct. 19. Other sponsors included Tri-College; Minnesota State University Moorhead, Concordia, Lake Agassiz and Fargo and West Fargo Public Libraries; the North Dakota State Library; and MINITEX, the regional OCLC provider located at the University of Minnesota. Stephen Abram, a Canadian library technologist and futurist, spoke on expectations for both academic and public libraries during the next 10 years. The afternoon session featured a user panel with Erik Mathiason and Donna Rindy representing NDSU students. Michele Reid, NDSU dean of libraries, emceed the event. More than 150 librarians from across North Dakota and Minnesota attended.