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The Library of the Future: What is an Info Pro?

From left: Linda Stoddart (United Nations), Richard Hulser (Library Consultant), Stephen Abram (SirsiDynix) and Cindy Hill (Hill Information Consulting Group)

I found it interesting that the first question asked at a session on the Library of the Future was about "info pros," not librarians. Times are changing and terms are being used that are not always clear to everyone... So what else is new? =)

Posted by Filipino Librarian 

Posted by Filipino Librarian 

More on CIL

John Latham has already written about his experience in the SLA booth at the recent Computers in Libraries conference, but I wanted to chime in about the fabulous tips I received in the sessions.  Check out my post on the Information Center Connections blog, where you'll find lots of resources and lots of links!

Costume research? No problem.

The Broadway revival of West Side Story is also a Librarian Story.  Read in this recent New York Times article about how the quest for historically accurate information led to, ahem, a librarian.

In the end, a librarian saved the day, but I was impressed by the diligence of the assistant costume designer who searched from library to library for the information he needed to get Officer Krupke's uniform just right.

All in a day's work.

Speaking of Twitter...

The Wired Campus had a post that links to ideas for using Twitter in libraries.  Original source is College@Home.

In Internet Age, Libraries Still Draw a Crowd

As an avid listener to Jim Lehrer's Newshour when I am working out on my elliptical, and by the way I have lost 21 pounds (weight, not sterling), I was pleased to find the transcript of In Internet Age, Libraries Still Draw a Crowd.  Guest essayist, Julia Keller discussed the recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project found that young adults aged 18 to 30 frequent public libraries more regularly than older people. See Pew report, Online Activities and Pursuits.