Closing Remarks
Closing Keynote:
Bonnie Tijerina will close the Forum, pulling together the conversations of the Forum to the broader themes of her work at the Data and Society Institute.
Bonnie is a librarian, entrepreneur and library community convener. She is currently a Data & Society Fellow at the
Data & Society Institute in New York City. She is founder of
ER&L (Electronic Resources & Libraries) conference and organization, created to facilitate communication and foster collaboration among information management and e-resources professionals in libraries. Bonnie has worked in academic libraries for over ten years, most recently at Harvard University. She relishes the role of library convener and in 2013 initiated an effort to connect the library community with tech, academia, and business with the
#ideadrop Library House, an effort she led during SXSW Interactive. Bonnie is also co-founder of the
Leadership, Technology and Gender Summit. Bonnie is working to engage the library community in a broad conversation on the future of libraries and the important role library professionals can play in a modern, digital world.
