http://www.librarian.net/stax/1954/tldr-why-reference-and-authority-matter/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1954/tldr-why-reference-and-authority-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-69883 VALIS » Blog Archive » Roundup: Outreach, Social OPACs, and more Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:07:06 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1954#comment-69883 [...] Jessamyn West summarises Thomas Mann’s paper More on What is Going on at the Library of Congress, including a section explaining that technology cannot replace reference librarians. Which is a relief [...] [...] Jessamyn West summarises Thomas Mann’s paper More on What is Going on at the Library of Congress, including a section explaining that technology cannot replace reference librarians. Which is a relief [...]

]]> http://www.librarian.net/stax/1954/tldr-why-reference-and-authority-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-69156 Darren Chase Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:50:53 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1954#comment-69156 I am a member of a library lecture series committee, and we met last week to discuss topics/speakers for this year's event. The other committee members are mostly library-friendly doctors and faculty, and one of them earnestly asked the question, "What is the future of libraries now that everything is available online? Will there be a physical library in the future? Will there be librarians?" The discussion that followed that question really opened my eyes to how those outside LibraryLand (even library-friendlies) will mistake expanded access to information via the Web with the conclusion of the mission of librarians and libraries. I am a member of a library lecture series committee, and we met last week to discuss topics/speakers for this year’s event. The other committee members are mostly library-friendly doctors and faculty, and one of them earnestly asked the question, “What is the future of libraries now that everything is available online? Will there be a physical library in the future? Will there be librarians?” The discussion that followed that question really opened my eyes to how those outside LibraryLand (even library-friendlies) will mistake expanded access to information via the Web with the conclusion of the mission of librarians and libraries.

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