Toxic heirlooms and love letters to the future

This was the closing keynote address to the VALA 2026 conference in Melbourne. It examines how librarians respond to the introduction of new technologies and the narratives we internalise about technology and librarianship.Also at https://www.hughrundle.net/toxic-heirlooms-and-love-letters-to-the-future

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La Trobe University
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2026-11-10
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https://doi.org/10.26181/34969048
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Library Science and Information
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Toxic heirlooms and love letters to the future

Hugh Rundle
La Trobe University
Library Science and Information
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Toxic heirlooms and love letters to the future

Hugh Rundle
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Abstract

This was the closing keynote address to the VALA 2026 conference in Melbourne. It examines how librarians respond to the introduction of new technologies and the narratives we internalise about technology and librarianship.Also at https://www.hughrundle.net/toxic-heirlooms-and-love-letters-to-the-future

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