This morning I attended Karen Williams’ talk entitled “Subject Librarian 2.0: Preparing Liaison Librarians for 21st Century Academic Environments” put on by the BC Research Libraries Group Lecture Series. Williams’ basic thesis that the contemporary research library is undergoing a fundamental paradigm shift provides us with a useful framework through which to understand the changing role of academic librarians. She traced various changes that are currently occurring in academic libraries: for example, from a collection-centric environment to a expertise-focused one, from a publication-focused environment to a process-focused one. In light of these changes, Williams suggests that the role of the academic librarian should also be re-imagined. Among Williams’ suggestions, I found the focus on scholarly communications and integrated information literacy initiatives to be the most useful. By identifying these areas of growth for academic libraries, the library community can respond proactively to a changing environment.