In Praise of Library Personnel

Anonymous Patron writes “Here’s A Nice Ancestry.com Spot on librarians. Some people’s first thought is that all librarians do all day long is read books and shelve them. That could not be further from the truth! Librarians’ roles have radically changed in the last 15 years. They are no longer “just the librariansâ€? that we grew up with; they are now information specialists whose job is to determine what your needs are and to try to provide you with access to the best, most appropriate resources possible.”

April 19, 2005 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. Grumpy Librarian says:
    April 20, 2005 at 12:07 am

    Ah, those were the days…
    Some people’s first thought is that all librarians do all day long is read books and shelve them. That could not be further from the truth! Librarians’ roles have radically changed in the last 15 years.

    Ah, yes, 15 years ago we did just read all day, and reshelve books. Really, without the Web, there was nothing else to do!

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