Comments on: Wired: do we still need libraries in a digital age http://www.librarian.net/stax/1408/do-we-still-need-libraries-in-a-digital-age/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:06:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Wind In The Wire » Blog Archive » Mrs. Toast goes to Washington http://www.librarian.net/stax/1408/do-we-still-need-libraries-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-83047 Wind In The Wire » Blog Archive » Mrs. Toast goes to Washington Fri, 09 Mar 2007 14:50:25 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1408#comment-83047 [...] But seriously, folks (insert rimshot here, bada-BING) I am proud to report that my wife has just returned from attending a library conference in Washington, DC, where she has learned the latest skills to assist in her work spearheading the “Digital Projects” department at her library. This involves cataloging not just books, but a variety of physical objects in digital form so they can be researched and accessed electronically. As anyone who has done a Google search realizes, the future of libraries is becoming inextricably linked with that of Information Technology. Some people even wonder if brick-and-mortar libraries may eventually become obsolete; but in response to the question “do we still need books in the digital age?”, Jessamine West at librarian.net writes: Yes. [...] [...] But seriously, folks (insert rimshot here, bada-BING) I am proud to report that my wife has just returned from attending a library conference in Washington, DC, where she has learned the latest skills to assist in her work spearheading the “Digital Projects” department at her library. This involves cataloging not just books, but a variety of physical objects in digital form so they can be researched and accessed electronically. As anyone who has done a Google search realizes, the future of libraries is becoming inextricably linked with that of Information Technology. Some people even wonder if brick-and-mortar libraries may eventually become obsolete; but in response to the question “do we still need books in the digital age?”, Jessamine West at librarian.net writes: Yes. [...]

]]> By: EducationNiche http://www.librarian.net/stax/1408/do-we-still-need-libraries-in-a-digital-age/comment-page-1/#comment-376 EducationNiche Sun, 24 Jul 2005 17:24:11 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1408#comment-376 <strong>Does the Digital Age remove the need for a human Librarian?</strong> Here's a link to an article on the need for librarians in the age where anyone can look up anything on the internet. While I appreciate Jessamyn West's initial position, I think the interview bit she posted sits better with Does the Digital Age remove the need for a human Librarian?

Here’s a link to an article on the need for librarians in the age where anyone can look up anything on the internet. While I appreciate Jessamyn West’s initial position, I think the interview bit she posted sits better with

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