tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post9043396741196012457..comments2023-08-28T17:46:29.286-04:00Comments on New Jack Librarian: The future of libraries is...Mitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17662779929151451964noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-75456353006454867732012-12-14T15:19:27.615-05:002012-12-14T15:19:27.615-05:00Thanks for the mention of my JMLA article. As I t...Thanks for the mention of my JMLA article. As I try to emphasize there I think it is essential that we focus our emphasis on all of the things that we as librarians bring to the mission of our institutions. Worrying about the future of "the library" is a distraction. As we emphasize the multivarious contributions of the librarians, which take place all over campus, the library will be just fine. (Said as someone who has been a library director for 20+ years and certainly does not see our future as being "gateways").T Scotthttp://tscott.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-68741246790826172672012-12-14T13:16:52.426-05:002012-12-14T13:16:52.426-05:00You might want to consider as the future of academ...You might want to consider as the future of academic librarians this: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/08/22/erial_study_of_student_research_habits_at_illinois_university_libraries_reveals_alarmingly_poor_information_literacy_and_skills - a review of the ERIAL studies of student research habits including the roles of academic librarians and faculty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-63765320311387587062012-12-11T19:51:33.691-05:002012-12-11T19:51:33.691-05:00Terrific summary of the field where it may be goin...Terrific summary of the field where it may be going. I was intigued by thew ownership of the library tech firms, and had a good laugh over the line about librarians using technology like Republicans!Ned Quistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-2618971822299849572012-12-10T14:36:01.254-05:002012-12-10T14:36:01.254-05:00Thank you for the great links and insights. I can&...Thank you for the great links and insights. I can't help but wonder if it wouldn't be better for LIS students to be finding and reading and commenting on all the current and pertinent stuff that's online rather than shelling out so much cash for dry textbooks.<br /><br />And a helpful hint: You should probably fix the references to Drexel University's name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-50543646895986554022012-12-08T04:49:47.680-05:002012-12-08T04:49:47.680-05:00Great slides. But there's more. Take a look at...Great slides. But there's more. Take a look at www.knowledgeunlatched.org. We'll be empowering libraries to not only open up books, but do so in a way that makes their funds go further.<br /><br />Thanks for a great presentation<br />FrancesFrances Pinterhttp://www.knowledgeunlatched.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-26336215811863827562012-12-06T11:41:07.644-05:002012-12-06T11:41:07.644-05:00Hi Mita,
It looks like Educause backs up the view...Hi Mita,<br /><br />It looks like Educause backs up the view that interest in information literacy is on the wane:<br />http://www.educause.edu/eli/programs/seeking-evidence-impact/content-anchors<br />I'm guessing, perhaps hopefully, that infolit remains a key issue, but it's been an issue for some time now so newer issues are crowding it out.<br />Paulpaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713942937628639067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-50724704965456968962012-12-01T19:13:47.628-05:002012-12-01T19:13:47.628-05:00Paul - thank you for giving me the opportunity for...Paul - thank you for giving me the opportunity for me to make a confession about that particular passage. <br /><br />I wanted to highlight that library directors were suggesting that the interest of the academic library for the next five years would be dedicated to Information Literacy while I *felt* that the opposite was occurring and that *institutional* interest in Information Literacy was actually waning. I admittedly have no proof of this - hence the Google Trend graph of the search volume of information literacy.<br /><br />That graph shows a decline in 'search engine volume' from 2004 so it clearly doesn't reflect a decline because of MOOCs.<br /><br />When I was in the classroom giving this talk I spoke briefly about this matter and that how academia is currently caught up in much frenzy and anxiety regarding MOOCs. I remember saying, "If a class of 10,000 can be taught by one professor, what does that mean for the information literacy librarian?" And - I hope you would be happy to hear this - a student in the classroom put up his hand and suggested that MOOCs could provide a great opportunity for information literacy and we talked briefly about this.<br /><br />I had a difficult time summarizing this conversation and my own thoughts about Information Literacy and MOOCs and so "I blame MOOCs" was a throwaway line in a larger post where I tried to write as concisely and clearly (and as poetically) as possible.<br /><br />You were right to call me on this statement and I am happy that you did so. Thank you.Mitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662779929151451964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-22846578451932159962012-12-01T18:59:05.744-05:002012-12-01T18:59:05.744-05:00Thanks Marcel. I agree - GIS is a great example of...Thanks Marcel. I agree - GIS is a great example of work that a librarian can help facilitate in order for others to surface new interpretions and understandings to be brought to light. I regret not mentioning it specifically.Mitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662779929151451964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-4052802442749957162012-12-01T18:34:29.477-05:002012-12-01T18:34:29.477-05:00I love this. Not just because the content is aweso...I love this. Not just because the content is awesome, but also for the presentation. So many slideshares leave viewers to guess what the talk was about - you make it meaningful.<br />But I'm really interested in the idea that "institutional interest in Information Literacy is waning. I blame MOOCs." As a Library Instruction Coordinator, I have something of a vested interest in infolit, and I'd hate to see my institution's interest in my job wane me into unemployment. But why blame MOOCs? I look at the core functions of MOOCs - aggregate - remix - repurpose - feed forward (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course#Connectivist_design_principles) - and see information literacy baked in. One needs strong infolit skills to participate beyond the lurker level. <br />Some people draw a distinction between cMOOCs (connectivist) and xMOOCs (those overhyped things), but my preferred nomenclature is MOOCs and neo-MOOCs. I like the term neo-MOOC because it's only a letter off from non-MOOC, which seems to be where Coursera wants to take the concept. Massiveness may make people's eyes pop, but the Openness is what makes MOOC worth talking about. And Openness is what librarians should be about, IMHO.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11713942937628639067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-77775281038065321252012-12-01T14:35:45.394-05:002012-12-01T14:35:45.394-05:00Great slides, Mita.
I especially like the knowled...Great slides, Mita. <br />I especially like the knowledge creation idea in your slides. As a long-time GIS librarian, that is one of the things I am most proud of. I truly believe that as a librarian, part of my job is to help use, assemble, and create not just data, but to also be involved in knowledge creation. By working so closely in the research process, you just can't help but be part of new ideas and new analyses.<br />thanks,<br />Marcelmarcelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772993437793626077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-16682184394471241732012-12-01T07:06:02.517-05:002012-12-01T07:06:02.517-05:00Your welcome!
BTW, the links embedded in my slide...Your welcome!<br /><br />BTW, the links embedded in my slides are click-able from within Google presentation itself: <a href="http://shorty.aedileworks.com/future-is-free" rel="nofollow"> http://shorty.aedileworks.com/future-is-free</a> Mitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17662779929151451964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-77423098634344075602012-11-30T19:27:56.257-05:002012-11-30T19:27:56.257-05:00Thanks for nice mention ... interested to see Insi...Thanks for nice mention ... interested to see Inside-out library crop up in several places recently. Lorcan Dempseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06397088087991889879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21150821.post-38193158719416705532012-11-30T16:58:10.376-05:002012-11-30T16:58:10.376-05:00Thank you for this.Thank you for this.BeerBrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10969632673190542761noreply@blogger.com