Nicholas:
"seems more interested in job preservation than in actually changing to
meet the needs of users in an era where library catalogs aren't doing
the job."
I recommend a little bit more charity towards Mann here. How about
changing your words to say that you think he is more interested in
holding on to the "traditional concept of what constitutes the library
profession", or something like that, rather than speaking about "job
preservation". Personally, I am a little bit shocked that people would
think otherwise after reading his piece.
Regards,
Nathan Rinne
Media Cataloging Technician
ISD 279 - Educational Service Center (ESC)
11200 93rd Ave. North
Maple Grove, MN. 55369
Work phone: 763-391-7183
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Alex Johannesen wrote:
>Yes, I've read it [the Mann article], and I think he's dead >wrong ;
he's a librarian
>fighting for the librarian way...
Thank you for saying this. I read Mann as well, and was not happy. I
think he comes off as pretty techno-phobic, and as you say, seems more
interested in job preservation than in actually changing to meet the
needs of users in an era where library catalogs aren't doing the job.
I'm not saying we should just jettison the catalog, or jump right into
full-scale "Googlization". However, the reluctance of many in the
library profession to seriously consider the results of current and
coming technology on the role of librarianship in the future is
short-sighted.
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Nicholas T. Bennyhoff
CMC Cataloger
Lewis and Clark Library System
2765 Goshen Rd.
Edwardsville, IL 62025
(618)656-3216 ext.107
nicholasbennyhoff_at_lcls.org
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