Bernie Sloan wrote :
> Just a thought.
But a very good thought.
Yet isn't the problem (?) that it would, if honestly
done, most likely pull the rug out from under the
whole superstructure of professional identity, the
whole self-image and pretension, that LIS ( and
not least, LIS education ) has constructed for itself
over the past fifty years or so ?
Therefore : don't count on it happening, I'd say.
And as far as better positioning is concerned -- isn't
it a little late for that kind of undertaking to make
much sense ?
- Laval Hunsucker
Breukelen, Nederland
----- Original Message ----
From: B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2_at_YAHOO.COM>
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Sent: Sat, April 24, 2010 12:16:57 AM
Subject: [NGC4LIB] Where do libraries fit in the information-seeking food-chain?
I think it would be really instructive if LIS schools had a course that showed where libraries and librarians fit into the overall "information-seeking food chain". Something that would give future librarians a realistic idea of how libraries are used (and not used) by people seeking information that they need. Something where students read research reports about how people really go about looking for the info they need, and then discuss how libraries might better position themselves in the "big picture".
It might help future librarians design better systems if they could view the problem through a non-library-centric lens (assuming it's not already too late).
Just a thought.
Bernie Sloan
Received on Sat Apr 24 2010 - 17:13:12 EDT