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Dinner / Talk: “Creating an Open Information Future”, Chris Bourg, Director of Libraries at MIT, March 9, 6:30 p.m.

Tre Enoteca
555 W. Bitters Rd (inside The Alley on Bitters)
San Antonio, TX 78216
$44.89 (3 course meal with 3 entrée choices, includes tax & tip.  Beverages excluded.)

Chris Bourg will talk about the evolving roles of research libraries in a digital age.  She is chairing an MIT task force on the Future of Libraries, charged with seeking broad input from the MIT community and from domain experts, on how the MIT Libraries ought to evolve to best advance the creation, dissemination, and preservation of knowledge; and to serve as a leader in the reinvention of research libraries.  She will share her vision for libraries and is eager to hear from alumni on this topic.  The event will be open to MIT alumni, Ivy Plus, and interested parties affiliated with library programs.  Registration is required.  For more information, contact Kristina at Kristina@mistry.com.

About the Speaker:
Chris Bourg is the Director of Libraries at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she also has oversight of the MIT Press. Prior to assuming her role at MIT, Chris was Associate University Librarian for Public Services at Stanford University. Chris has a PhD in Sociology from Stanford University, and spent 3 years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy at West Point. She is keenly interested in issues of diversity and inclusion in higher education; and in the role libraries play in advancing social justice and democracy.