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Auteur principal: Wilson, Scott J.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Langue:en
Publié: 2002
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contents In a Do-It-Yourself World, Who Needs Librarians? Wilson, Scott J. Electronic Libraries Internet Librarians Library Role Library Services Newspapers Online Searching Special Libraries Training User Needs (Information) Users (Information) This paper looks at the importance of librarians with the current availability of online information. The first section summarizes the author's observations of online research in special libraries in the 1980s. The second section presents his observations of the current situation, using examples from the Los Angeles Times Editorial Library, including the Library's intranet, which offers over 1,000 Internet links organized into subject categories, fee-based resources, and customized databases is described, as well as classes and "brown bag" lunch sessions providing training on using these resources to staff. The third section discusses 4 issues that were present in the 1980s and continue to limit end-users from doing their own research: time, money, technical capabilities, and searching skill. (MES)
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spellingShingle In a Do-It-Yourself World, Who Needs Librarians?
Wilson, Scott J.
Electronic Libraries
Internet
Librarians
Library Role
Library Services
Newspapers
Online Searching
Special Libraries
Training
User Needs (Information)
Users (Information)
In a Do-It-Yourself World, Who Needs Librarians? Wilson, Scott J. Electronic Libraries Internet Librarians Library Role Library Services Newspapers Online Searching Special Libraries Training User Needs (Information) Users (Information) This paper looks at the importance of librarians with the current availability of online information. The first section summarizes the author's observations of online research in special libraries in the 1980s. The second section presents his observations of the current situation, using examples from the Los Angeles Times Editorial Library, including the Library's intranet, which offers over 1,000 Internet links organized into subject categories, fee-based resources, and customized databases is described, as well as classes and "brown bag" lunch sessions providing training on using these resources to staff. The third section discusses 4 issues that were present in the 1980s and continue to limit end-users from doing their own research: time, money, technical capabilities, and searching skill. (MES)
title In a Do-It-Yourself World, Who Needs Librarians?
topic Electronic Libraries
Internet
Librarians
Library Role
Library Services
Newspapers
Online Searching
Special Libraries
Training
User Needs (Information)
Users (Information)
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED478084