Hi,
On 6/20/06, Harris, Gary L. <HarrisGa_at_umsystem.edu> wrote:
> [...] but if we do not interest people in using our resources, no matter the vehicle for access, then why worry so much about how they are built? Is it build it this way and they will come?
Funny, I wrote about this just last night, and it's something I'm
rather passionate about ;
http://shelter.nu/blog/2006/06/library-stew-have-you-checked-your.html
> I think most people, except librarians, see libraries in much the same way they always have. They exist; they are "free;" they are institutional; they are good; they are ...
People don't have a clue what libraries really are, mostly because we
don't have a clue to what they really want us to be. I think it's time
to refresh our knowledge about where we're going and what we're to do.
> If I ever hear someone say, in the context of a search or discovery process, I think I'll just "library" it, then I will be one satisfied librarian, if I live that long.
We need to become experts in those things that nobody else cares about
but is still an important part of society. We shouldn't be Google; we
should be Library. So yes, I agree.
Alex
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"Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know."
- Frank Herbert
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