If we compare technical service (especially its function in providing
metadata) to a search engine, you will find some similarity. I once had a
computer engineer friend told me that if we do our job perfectly as
technical service librarians, we may not need reference librarians. Lol.
If a user is able to google search things he/she needs mostly on his/her
own with little or no help, why can't a librarian user?
As a former technical service librarian, of course I fully agree with him.
:)
Cynthia Hsieh
Former Head of Technical Services
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 11:31 AM, <acqnet-l_at_lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
> Hello All
>
> I posted a question awhile ago asking for examples of libraries that had
> their technical services departments moved off-site. Thank you to those
> who responded, always looking for more examples!
>
> My next question is how would you argue that Technical Services is indeed
> a public service? I found a very good article here
>
> http://www.aallnet.org/main-menu/Publications/spectrum/Archives/Vol-16/No-2/technical-services.pdf
>
> Our technical services department (Acq, Cataloging and ERM) has been told
> we are candidates to move off-site because we do not interact directly with
> students and faculty. I am arguing that we do interact, indirectly. What
> does everyone else think?
>
> Stacey
>
> Stacey Marien
> Acquisitions Librarian
> American University Library
> Washington, DC
> smarien_at_american.edu
>
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