On Dec 2, 2007, at 10:43 AM, Laura Jenemann wrote:
> ...But then again, this may be precisely the point: RDA may be
> indicative of the changing professional definition of what a
> "cataloger" is, one that may wonderfully make us all the go-to
> metadata experts not only in libraries, but in other arenas as
> well, even if it results in a changing reality where the abilities
> of people like me aren't best suited for this brave new world...
Thank you! The comments above echo much of what I'm thinking when it
comes to our profession. Again, it is not so much the what we are
doing as much as it is the how. I elaborated on this idea at a recent
presentation for the University of North Texas's library school:
http://infomotions.com/musings/digital-landscape/
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Eric Lease Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame
(574) 631-8604
Received on Thu Dec 06 2007 - 13:12:06 EST