{"id":55,"date":"2017-07-17T19:16:24","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T19:16:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-dev.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/lectures\/1994-2\/"},"modified":"2021-04-27T14:50:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T14:50:34","slug":"1994-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/lectures\/1994-2\/","title":{"rendered":"5th Annual Distinguished Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-672 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2017\/07\/5th-213x300.jpg\" alt=\"5th Annual DL\" width=\"213\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/07\/5th-213x300.jpg 213w, https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/07\/5th.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 213px) 100vw, 213px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Juan Rada<\/h2>\n<p><strong> The Metamorphosis of the Word: Libraries with a Future<br \/>\n<\/strong>October 11, 1994<br \/>\n<a title=\"1994 Lecture Program\" href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/mortenson\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2017\/07\/5th_annual_lectureprogram.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Lecture Program (PDF file)<\/a><\/p>\n\n  <div id=\"ui_lib_panel\" class=\"shortcode sh-w-full !sh-border !sh-border-gray-300 sh-drop-shadow-sm sh-mb-2\">\n    \n    <div class=\"shortcode sh-w-full sh-px-3 sh-py-1.5 sh-bg-neutral-200 !sh-text-black sh-flex sh-justify-between sh-items-center sh-relative\">\n      <div><span class=\"shortcode sh-text-base sh-font-semibold sh-no-underline\">Biography<\/span><\/div>\n      <div>\n        <div class=\"sh-flex sh-flex-col\"> \n          <div><span class=\"shortcode sh-text-xs sh-transition sh-duration-500 sh-ease-in-out sh-bg-neutral-200 !sh-text-black !sh-no-underline ui-lib-coll-pan-id1_label\" > expand <\/span><\/div>\n          <div class=\"sh-flex sh-justify-center -sh-mt-1\"><i class=\"shortcode fa-solid fa-caret-down sh-text-xl sh-font-semibold sh-transition sh-duration-500 sh-ease-in-out sh-bg-neutral-200 !sh-text-black !sh-no-underline ui-lib-coll-pan-id1_arrow\" ><\/i> <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <button type=\"button\" id=\"ui-lib-coll-pan-id1\" class=\"shortcode sh-absolute sh-top-0 sh-left-0 sh-w-full sh-h-full sh-bg-transparent focus:sh-outline-none focus-visible:sh-ring focus-visible:sh-ring-orange-700\" data-toggle=\"ui_lib_collapse\" data-target=\".ui-lib-coll-pan-id1\" aria-controls=\"ui-lib-coll-pan-id1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" title=\"Biography\"><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n  <div class=\"shortcode sh-text-black sh-block sh-h-auto sh-max-h-0 sh-overflow-hidden sh-transition-max-height sh-duration-500 sh-ease-in-out ui-lib-coll-pan-id1\"  inert>\n      <div class=\"shortcode sh-px-2 sh-py-2\">\n<p><strong>Juan Rada <\/strong> studied economics and sociology at the Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile,followed by postgraduate studies at the University of London, where he obtained his PhD. His areas of specialization are technology management and the impact of technology on management and companies.<\/p>\n<p>From 1979 to 1989 he was a member of the faculty of the International Management Institute in Geneva, where he was also director general from 1986 to 1989. From 1989 to 1992 he was the founding director general of IMD (one of Europe&#8217;s leading management schools) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and professor of technology management. From 1992 to 1993, Dr. Rada was vice president of Digital Equipment Corporation International (Europe), responsible for strategic alliances and new initiatives. Since January 1994 he has been managing director of the Environmental Partnership, an organization devoted to the implementation and promotion of environmental initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>In the 1994 Mortenson Distinguished Lecture, &#8220;The Metamorphosis of the Word: Libraries with a Future,&#8221; Dr. Rada presented a richly textured, thoughtful, and provocative perspective on libraries and information.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Rada The Metamorphosis of the Word: Libraries with a Future October 11, 1994 Read Lecture Program (PDF file) Juan Rada studied economics and sociology at the Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile,followed by postgraduate studies at the University of London, where he obtained his PhD. 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