Comments on: A Library for the Future http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2007/a-library-for-the-future/ Thoughts on Emerging Media and Higher Education Tue, 04 Oct 2011 15:17:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Memo Cordova http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2007/a-library-for-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Memo Cordova Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:01:32 +0000 http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/?p=125#comment-1813 Thanks for the post. You're right that library collections are increasingly available to online browsers and researchers, and while I don't think we "control" information per se, I would consider our role as librarians more as a fantastic mix of facilitator, guide, therapist (freaked out students whose papers are due NOW and have no idea where to start), a friendly ear, teacher, IT, and everything in between. Namely, a librarian. Archiving vast print resources and making subscription databases available online is a great thing, but it becomes a giant maze of confusing data unless you have someone willing and able to help you navigate the course, and make you smarter for it, thanks to your friendly neighborhood librarian. Memo Cordova Reference Librarian Boise State University Thanks for the post. You’re right that library collections are increasingly available to online browsers and researchers, and while I don’t think we “control” information per se, I would consider our role as librarians more as a fantastic mix of facilitator, guide, therapist (freaked out students whose papers are due NOW and have no idea where to start), a friendly ear, teacher, IT, and everything in between. Namely, a librarian. Archiving vast print resources and making subscription databases available online is a great thing, but it becomes a giant maze of confusing data unless you have someone willing and able to help you navigate the course, and make you smarter for it, thanks to your friendly neighborhood librarian.

Memo Cordova
Reference Librarian
Boise State University

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