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Joe Murphy
Joe Murphy librarian, futurist, MBA+Foresight+Physics
Joe Murphy's Bio:
Joe Murphy Librarian has come from a Yale Science Librarian to a futurist (MS in Foresight grad program) with an MBA.
Joe asks and refines questions as we make decisions about the future.
Joe was the leading library futures advocate, trends analyst, and Librarian.The story of libraries is a universal story of innovating through extreme change and challenges. I support libraries moving towards creative futures and bring that perspective to wider sectors.
I have earned a certificate in Strategic Foresight from the University of Houston.
Director of Library Futures, Innovative. 2013-2014.
Empower libraries as they blaze an inspiring future
Keynote speaker and analyst:
Inspire and prepare libraries to meet bright futures
Analyze technology changes and synthesize their impacts on libraries
Help libraries innovate
Author and editor of books, book series, and articles, expert topic consultant, scholarly journal guest editor.
Science Librarian, Yale University, 2007 - 2011.
Joe Murphy's Experience:
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Librarian and Technology Trend Analyst, Library Innovator at Joe Murphy Libraryfuture
September 2011 - Present | CAExploring technology shifts and their impacts, helping libraries and more meet these tech evolutions as change opportunities through presentations and consultations. Furthering innovation in libraries through conferences on whose committees I contribute (Internet Librarian, Computers in Libraries, Handheld Librarian).
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Director, Library Futures at Innovative Interfaces
September 2013 - July 2014 | CAEmpowering libraries to inspire the future
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Book author: Location-Aware Services and QR Codes for Libraries at Tech Set Series
2011 - 2012 -
Yale Science Librarian, Coordinator of Instruction and Technology at Yale University Libraries
February 2007 - August 2011Built and managed collections, designed and provided innovative reference services, served as webmaster, coordinated instruction, liaised with multiple disciplines, managed budgets.
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Columnist at Science & Technology Libraries
2008 - 2010
Joe Murphy's Education:
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San Francisco State University
2015 – 2017MBAConcentration: Executive MBA -
University of Houston
2015 – 2017MS in ForesightConcentration: Futures Studies -
University of Houston
2015 – 2015Certificate in Strategic ForesightActivities: Planning for discontinuous change, long range strategic planning, guiding towards preferred futures, crafting alternative plausible future scenarios. -
San Jose / Queensland University of Technology
2013 – 2014Ph.D.Concentration: Innovation Leadership, Library & Information Science -
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2005 – 2006Masters in Library and Information Science -
Syracuse University
2000 – 2003BAConcentration: Physics
Joe Murphy's Interests & Activities:
library, tea, travel, libraries, art museums, poetry, foresight, italian greyhounds, futures studies, futures,
