Comments on: Some responses to the Web 2.0 section of OCLC’s NextSpace http://mchabib.com/2006/06/23/some-responses-to-the-web-20-section-of-oclcs-nextspace/ On Librarianship and the Information Sciences Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:47:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Michael C. Habib http://mchabib.com/2006/06/23/some-responses-to-the-web-20-section-of-oclcs-nextspace/#comment-26 Michael C. Habib Sat, 24 Jun 2006 18:36:00 +0000 http://mchabib.com/?p=52#comment-26 Some of the transitions that our Dean proposed in a talk (<a HREF="http://www.lib.unc.edu/launcch/conference/2005/" rel="nofollow">web page</A>, <a HREF="http://www.lib.unc.edu/launcch/conference/2005/presentations/griffiths_launcch2005.ppt" rel="nofollow">.ppt</A>) last year were roughly the following: Catologuers --> "Guidebook publishers" Collection Developer --> "Knowledge Prospector" Reference --> "Expedition Guides" and "Knowledge Interpreters" Some of the transitions that our Dean proposed in a talk (web page, .ppt) last year were roughly the following:

Catologuers –> “Guidebook publishers”

Collection Developer –> “Knowledge Prospector”

Reference –> “Expedition Guides” and “Knowledge Interpreters”

]]> By: Michael Stephens http://mchabib.com/2006/06/23/some-responses-to-the-web-20-section-of-oclcs-nextspace/#comment-25 Michael Stephens Sat, 24 Jun 2006 13:44:00 +0000 http://mchabib.com/?p=52#comment-25 I really believe one of the roles of librarians in the next few years will be that of guide and trainer. I do agree we need better systems!!!! But we'll always be teachers. I love Jenny Levine's job title "Strategy Guide!" I really believe one of the roles of librarians in the next few years will be that of guide and trainer. I do agree we need better systems!!!! But we’ll always be teachers. I love Jenny Levine’s job title “Strategy Guide!” ]]>