http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/ Library and Information Technology Association Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/comment-page-1/#comment-16548 Open Library Journal » Blog Archive » ALA 2006: Future of Search Fri, 07 Jul 2006 02:26:43 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/#comment-16548 [...] Other commentary here:The Shifted Librarian: 20060624 Who Controls the Future of Search?Library Web Chic » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Debate : Who Controls the Future of SearchLITA Blog » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Debate: Who Controls the Future of SearchAASL Weblog - The Ultimate Debate: Who Controls the Future of Search? These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Other commentary here:The Shifted Librarian: 20060624 Who Controls the Future of Search?Library Web Chic » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Debate : Who Controls the Future of SearchLITA Blog » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Debate: Who Controls the Future of SearchAASL Weblog - The Ultimate Debate: Who Controls the Future of Search? These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/comment-page-1/#comment-16535 Jeanie Welch Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:11:08 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/#comment-16535 I attended this session. The audience ate it up. However, I thought some of the comments were smug and condescending to the point of being insulting. Mr. Abram said that boolean logic isn't teachable. Huh? (I learned it!). Mr. Abram also said that librarians killed Dialog. Huh? Experts like Peter Jasco and Barbara Quint wrote years ago about Dialog's missteps. Librarians flocked to the Web long before Dialog got it! One thing Dialog did do--teaching Boolean logic to a generation of librarians who could transfer the skill to the Web and other databases easily. Prof. Janes called dialog "librarian porn"--power and control and librarians liked being "gatekeepers." I disagree--I consider librarians to be facilitators. When patrons expressed an interest in how I found information, I would go out of my way to explain strategies, terms, etc., hoping to teach searching skills that they could use forever on their own. I attended this session. The audience ate it up. However, I thought some of the comments were smug and condescending to the point of being insulting. Mr. Abram said that boolean logic isn’t teachable. Huh? (I learned it!). Mr. Abram also said that librarians killed Dialog. Huh? Experts like Peter Jasco and Barbara Quint wrote years ago about Dialog’s missteps. Librarians flocked to the Web long before Dialog got it! One thing Dialog did do–teaching Boolean logic to a generation of librarians who could transfer the skill to the Web and other databases easily. Prof. Janes called dialog “librarian porn”–power and control and librarians liked being “gatekeepers.” I disagree–I consider librarians to be facilitators. When patrons expressed an interest in how I found information, I would go out of my way to explain strategies, terms, etc., hoping to teach searching skills that they could use forever on their own.

]]> http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/comment-page-1/#comment-16509 LITA Blog » Blog Archive » LITA Internet Resources Interest Group Meeting Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:31:58 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/#comment-16509 [...] Although no recording of the session was made, Chris Strauber posted a transcript-like program summary to the LITA blog. The IG expresses its appreciation to Chris for this major effort. The posting is available at http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/. This URL has been added to the IRIG’s page that lists Programs and Presentation Documents. [...] [...] Although no recording of the session was made, Chris Strauber posted a transcript-like program summary to the LITA blog. The IG expresses its appreciation to Chris for this major effort. The posting is available at http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/. This URL has been added to the IRIG’s page that lists Programs and Presentation Documents. [...]

]]> http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/comment-page-1/#comment-15819 Family Man Librarian » Blog Archive » …and these people expect to be taken seriously?! [Updated] Sun, 25 Jun 2006 20:13:49 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/#comment-15819 [...] [Updated June 25, 2006: I found two other writeups of this same session for comparison. Check them out here and here.] [...] [...] [Updated June 25, 2006: I found two other writeups of this same session for comparison. Check them out here and here.] [...]

]]> http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/comment-page-1/#comment-15804 AaronDobbs Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:30:45 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/#comment-15804 PLA Blog also has a write-up of this event: <a href="http://plablog.org/2006/06/lita-debate-on-the-future-of-search-and-libraries.html" rel="nofollow">http://plablog.org/2006/06/lita-debate-on-the-future-of-search-and-libraries.html</a> PLA Blog also has a write-up of this event: http://plablog.org/2006/06/lita-debate-on-the-future-of-search-and-libraries.html

]]> http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/comment-page-1/#comment-15769 Ranti Junus Sat, 24 Jun 2006 23:00:45 +0000 http://litablog.org/2006/06/24/the-ultimate-debate-who-controls-the-future-of-search/#comment-15769 I especially like this kind of presentation compare to the typical "here's how my library is doing it." Kudos to Internet Resources IG folks for arranging it. I especially like this kind of presentation compare to the typical “here’s how my library is doing it.” Kudos to Internet Resources IG folks for arranging it.

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