Most reliable search tool could be your librarian
Personal post from Gary.
I was excited when Elinor Mills from News.com called me the other day about libraries and librarians. We’ve been asking her to do a story like this for years. This is the story that came from that conversation. Of course, I wasn’t the only one Elinor spoke with and was thrilled to see comments from other info pros including Ira Bray, ResourceShelf friend, Sarah Houghton-Jan (aka The Librarian in Black), our co-author and close friend, Chris Sherman*, and Lee Rainie are included in the final edit. Remember, most of the people who will read this article are NOT librarians.

So, a very positive headline will hopefully draw readers to learn about and visit the LII, Infomine, and IPL. Yes, it’s a good thing that perhaps a few more people will realize that a library is the home of many electronic services available 24×7 remotely.

However, what’s more important is that the value of the librarian is still important and will grow over time. The challenge for us is to speak up and demonstrate our value, be it in a traditional or, increasingly, a non-traditional library setting. Folks, we have important skills. Let’s make sure others realize this fact!

Honored to be a part of the article. Thanks, Elinor!!!

Source: News.com

See Also: Chris’s Latest Book, Google Power
Hard to comment on this one. Lots about all engines, not only Google. Disclaimer: I was contributor and served as technical editor for the book.

See Also: So Cool! New Faceted Search and Browsing Technology Debuts on Librarians’ Internet Index

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