John Burke, library director of the Gardner-Harvey Library at Miami University Middletown, began his career just as online catalogs and periodical databases were becoming widespread and the nascent Internet was gaining interest.
His interest in this technology drew him to the field – as well as led him to help others keep up with the ever-changing field as the author of a technology textbook.
OhioLINK recently talked with Burke about working at a regional campus, changes in technology and their impact on librarianship over the past two decades