Joe Murphy, Librarian, is a Library Futures and Technology Trends expert. Joe Murphy is a librarian who has contributed to libraries as Director of Library Futures with Innovative Interfaces and five years experience as a Science Librarian at Yale University. Joe earned a Master’s degree in Library & Information Science from the University of Hawaii. As a technology trend spotter, Joe finds opportunities for libraries from the immense amount of change impacting us. He works to support a robust future for libraries connecting creative library ideas and partners and analyzes technology and cultural directions. See Joe’s blog http://libraryfuture.com/ and his Twitter stream @libraryfuture for more information. 

In the capacity of Director, Library Futures with Innovative Interfaces Joe helped libraries meet their robust futures and helped a leading library technology partner connect with new opportunities. 

Joe has been a Technology Trends Analyst & LibraryFutures consultant, an innovation leadership researcher, and former Science Librarian at Yae University. 

Joe identifies and synthesizes technology directions and their impacts. Joe delivers keynote presentations around the world on issues of the library of the future and technology directions. Joe authors the influential Twitter account libraryfuture and blog http://libraryfuture.com/, and has authored/edited several books.