And that's precisely my point. People will do what is easiest and most
effective for them and their information seeking needs. Don't criticise
that. The original post here struck me as gobbledygook for just about
anybody who is not a cataloger. If libraries do not serve the patron's
needs and skid down to irrelevance (as they are 3/4's of the way there
already) with an arrogant attitude to boot, then they regrettably deserve
it.
We need systems and search tools that are designed to be simple, easy to
use and effective for everybody. Not just catalogers. I am no fan of
Google, but I have to say I use it more than any library search tool.
Libraries have forgotten basic principles and are beholden by the tools and
technology. Whatever happened to Ranganthan's principles of how libraries
should work? Every reader his book (resource). Every book (resource) its
reader. Save the time of the reader. a library is a living organism.
Peter Schlumpf
On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:12 AM, john g marr <jmarr_at_unm.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jul 2013, Peter Schlumpf wrote:
>
> And yet, most of the world seems to go to Google for their information
>> anymore.
>>
>> Have to wonder why.
>>
>
> It's because people are easily sold on doing what's simplest, most
> entertaining, and most profitable for themselves without regard for more
> subtle possible consequences, especially for the society at large.
>
> And part of THAT problem is that the human (consumer, voter) brain does
> not physically mature until the mid-twenties (if at all, the ultimate
> skeptic said).
>
> "Brains of Young Adults Not Fully Mature"
> http://www.livescience.com/**7005-brains-young-adults-**fully-mature.html<http://www.livescience.com/7005-brains-young-adults-fully-mature.html>
>
> Hmmm... this might be another good use of library patron surveys...
>
> Cheers!
>
> jgm
>
> John G. Marr
> Cataloger
> CDS, UL
> Univ. of New Mexico
> Albuquerque, NM 87131
> jmarr_at_unm.edu
> californiastop_at_hushmail.com
>
> ** Forget the "self"; forget the "other"; just
> consider what goes on in between. **
>
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>
Received on Mon Jul 29 2013 - 12:36:12 EDT