I’ve Spent Fifty Years in Libraries. Here’s What I See in Their Future.

Katina Strauch’s memoir, Doing the Charleston, which will be published this week, tells the story of her career in librarianship alongside the history of the Charleston Conference, which she founded in 1980. In this excerpt, she looks ahead to the future of libraries. As Katina puts it, many will disagree, and that’s okay!

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Katina :
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2025-04-01
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https://doi.org/10.1146/katina-04012025-1
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Library Science and Administration
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I’ve Spent Fifty Years in Libraries. Here’s What I See in Their Future.

Katina Strauch
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I’ve Spent Fifty Years in Libraries. Here’s What I See in Their Future.

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Katina Strauch’s memoir, Doing the Charleston, which will be published this week, tells the story of her career in librarianship alongside the history of the Charleston Conference, which she founded in 1980. In this excerpt, she looks ahead to the future of libraries. As Katina puts it, many will disagree, and that’s okay!

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I’ve Spent Fifty Years in Libraries. Here’s What I See in Their Future. — Katina Strauch · Katina : (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS