After I had posted about Librarians and Google, I came across this piece by Richard Danner
Redefining a Profession
I can now do personal research online. Am I more productive than if I had to go to the library? Of course, I am.(1)
“Information isn’t powerful. Information isn’t power. … Hey, who’s got the most information? Librarians do! [...]
Author Archive
Librarians and Google
I’m a librarian and I love my Google. But I cringe when I read comparisons between Librarians and google. (Notice the inadvertent capitalisation. No, I’m not going to correct it!) I’m proud of the way we deal with the reference interview. I will never forget one of my first experiences in a public library when [...]
Communicating with patrons
Keeing up with the options - very difficult for me, with my busy life and lack of tech skills. So I appreciate, so much, posts like this one. Stephen Cohen has pointed out a great example of a library using flickr to communicate with its patrons.
The value of brainstorming - and Web 2.0
I love the sense of community that blogs can create. It’s brainstorming - internet style, really, with all the value that we get from the brainstorming process, as well as that personal (yuk hate the word) bonding.
I’ve found a corollary of this process… where the brainstorming happens in person and then the results are shared on [...]