tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post115888978703461447..comments2023-11-05T03:43:25.425-05:00Comments on It's all good: Readers' Advisory...Where?Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14200513597599114189noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1159012179368967022006-09-23T07:49:00.000-04:002006-09-23T07:49:00.000-04:00Not that I'm on either side here, but I think it's...Not that I'm on either side here, but I think it's important to be fair: the theme of the IRSQ issue that you refer to is "Libraries and Google," not "Libraries vs. Google." Big difference -- and I think well-evidenced by the table of contents. Yes, there are a few titles such as "The (Uncertain) Future of Libraries in a Google World: Sounding an Alarm" [blecch] but there are also plenty that look pretty enlightened, such as "Using the Google Search Appliance for Federated Searching: A Case Study," "Calling the Scholars Home: Google Scholar as a Tool for Rediscovering the Academic Library," and "Optimising Publications for Google Users," among others. Certainly, the publisher could take a few lessons about being web-friendly, but many of the articles' authors are really thinking about exactly what you want: integrating library services into people's real lives, as well as integrating the most current and widespread search tools with our library services.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054198.post-1158934195160876672006-09-22T10:09:00.000-04:002006-09-22T10:09:00.000-04:00Alane--thank you for your cranky post. It's quite ...Alane--thank you for your cranky post. It's quite timely for me, and now required reading for my staff. After a frustrating encounter with a group of high school teachers this week, I decided that our main goal for next year was to increase community awareness of what we do as an information services department. I don't care about ref stats or door or circ counts. When someone gets a diagnosis of autism for their child, I would somehow like for them to find out that they have a reference librarian who can point them in the right direction because of her own expertise. I have raised eyebrows for daring to share my personal story and expertise with patrons--it's a big no-no in reference how-to texts. But those have been some of the most useful, mutually satisfying exchanges of my career. <BR/><BR/>Be cranky. Tell the truth, sister! Thanks--rochelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com