> [Original Message]
> From: Redirect-as-Sender <nancy.cochran_at_EARTHLINK.NET>
> To: <NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> Date: 3/13/2008 12:14:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] food for thought and discussion
>
> Some of the features in Eric Lease Morgan's "food for thought and
> discussion" list (03/13/08) are included in Amazon's recently issued
> appliance, Kindle. Amazon calls it a "reading device," not a catalogue.
>
> For people who don't know Amazon's product, an interesting interview with
> Jeff Bezos done by Charlie Rose of PBS appears at
>
http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/11/19/1/a-conversation-with-amazon-com
> -ceo-jeff-bezos. There are also many opinions of the Kindle online - pro
> and con. (As an aside, perhaps Bezos' best remark was something about
> "it's hard to improve on a book.")
>
> I like to think that the thing that distinguishes librarians from
> technology -- whether that technology resides in an appliance or on a
> server -- is the librarians ability to select and recommend. Librarians
> that provide support in highly technical scientific research areas, and
> librarians who choose the right book for a particular 8 year old in a
> particular community, provide the same service. Both jobs imply
> considerable reliance on training and experience. Judgement becomes more
> important than ever.
>
> Is it possible that, even if the traditional controlled vocabulary is not
> be widely used by people who ask librarians for help, it is needed by
> librarians (more than ever)? Will it help them communicate within their
> profession and help them summarize all the choices in ways they can
> understand and manage?
>
> Nancy Cochran
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_ND.EDU>
> > To: <NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> > Date: 3/13/2008 7:35:22 AM
> > Subject: [NGC4LIB] food for thought and discussion
> >
> > When I think about the library "catalog" I think that it will contain
> > more than just metadata about library materials but also the
> > materials themeselves.
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric Lease Morgan
> > Head, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department
> > University Libraries of Notre Dame
> >
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