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R. David Lankes is the Virginia & Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information. He is the recipient of ALA’s Reference and User Services Association 2021 Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award for distinguished contribution to reference librarianship. His book, The Atlas of New Librarianship won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. Lankes is a passionate advocate for librarians and their essential role in today’s society.

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AI, Information Shock, and a New Information Science

by R. David Lankes July 31, 2026 0

We are living in the early stages of an Information Shock caused by generative AI. Information Shocks are rare, but historically transformative. This one will require... Read more.