A friend recently shared this article with me, Lifecycle Librarianship: Giving up the information illusion will keep librarians and libraries relevant for a lifetime, By Bill Crowley — Library Journal, 4/1/2008.In the article, Crowley argues that the library field’s emphasis on the provision of “information” has been misguided. Information technology jobs are being outsourced overseas, […]
A research report from the University of Rochester on their use of ethnographic tools and techniques to understand undergraduate students and their use of information. This report addresses faculty expectations, student expectations, library facility design and web site design.