Librarians are professionals that focus on the technical support for others. Librarians are individuals who work in providing help for the people; Librarians are available resources that help organize materials so that people can use them for there own good. It will be really cool if librarians in all libraries or other work companies provided the people with technical support via electronically. Another very cool thing that libraries should work on is being able to communicate/ chat with others on there question to a specific topic. In many libraries now, this support is already given but if this was to be given in all libraries librarians support will be so much helpful for a person to get at any time. I think that with all of this technology rising and developing more and more each day, libraries will end up not existing anymore. It will be very sad to see that one day or libraies will become a resource only to be found electronically. Libraries are great tools for reference and should continue to be. A librarian the majority of the time helps support for those seeking information and also for those trying to gain new information. Librarians are such a great help that help a library flow smooth. A library is also a great place to come in and relax, and spend time researching and finding information from more then one available resource.
Hi and thanks for sharing. Many librarians are experimenting with virtual assistance. We provide reference help via IM/Chat (and email). In some cases, the communication channel inhibits good understanding as can happen when you can't see exactly what someone is looking at on their screen. Can you imagine telling someone to click on the blue button and they aren't even on the web page you thought they were on. It can be very challenging but we're trying. You are definitely right that libraries will change. I'm not convinced they'll completely fade away but they will be very different than they are now. Tools will continue to change and improve but they still aren't anywhere near what the human mind can consider, analyze and accomplish. So until that day gets a little closer we're still on fairly solid ground - probably. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck in the program!
John D Jones Jr, Head, Reference & Research
Health Sciences Library