Don't let Google and the Pennypinchers Get You Down : Defending (or Redefining) Libraries and Librarianship in the Age of Technology
(2007) Don't let Google and the Pennypinchers Get You Down : Defending (or Redefining) Libraries and Librarianship in the Age of Technology. Delivered at British Columbia Library Association Conference 2007 : Beyond 20/20 : Envisioning the Future, Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada). Presentation.
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Abstract
What are libraries really about? If libraries and librarians cannot compete with information technology giants like Google, how can they remain relevant to their communities of users? Crowley explores ways to understand how the general public and students view libraries. Bluntly stated, there is no longer any way that librarians and trustees can convince residents of local communities and members of college and university campuses that libraries are their primary information source. Given this reality, Crowley introduces the concept of lifecycle librarianship, offering a useful way of considering library roles and securing the necessary human and financial resources to carry them through. This presentation will encourage realistic and original thinking about the future of libraries and professional librarianship by redefining their primary roles from information suppliers to education providers and self-learning facilitators.
| Keywords: | lifecycle librarianship, library science, information science, practitioners, library theory, information theory |
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| Subjects: | A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information.
> AB. Information theory and library theory. A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AC. Relationship of LIS with other fields . A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field. |
| ID Code: | 9526 |
| Deposited By: | Crowley, Bill |
| Deposited On: | 24 April 2007 |
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