Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Where is the Card Catalog?
Being tech savvy in libraries. What does that really mean anyway? Is it being knowledgeable about computers to help patrons create resumes? Is it knowing how to create a MARC Record or even read one for that matter? Is it creating blogs in order to communicate with other libraries and librarians?
The most common question I get in the Children's room from parents is "Where is your card catalog?" To which I respond, "Our computer catalog is right here."
I think being tech savvy really just means staying hip with the young ones and trying to keep ahead of them in order to continue to captivate their interests.
I think it is important that we push ourselves to try new things as this class has. I had never created a podcast, website, brochure, or discovered so many different ways to do one thing before this class. There are so many steps and realms I had never explored. So my goal for 2011 is to do 43 new things and to be sure to share them with everyone through web 2.0 and eventually in library 2.0.
Thank you Professor Austin for the opportunities and experiences you exposed me to.
The most common question I get in the Children's room from parents is "Where is your card catalog?" To which I respond, "Our computer catalog is right here."
I think being tech savvy really just means staying hip with the young ones and trying to keep ahead of them in order to continue to captivate their interests.
I think it is important that we push ourselves to try new things as this class has. I had never created a podcast, website, brochure, or discovered so many different ways to do one thing before this class. There are so many steps and realms I had never explored. So my goal for 2011 is to do 43 new things and to be sure to share them with everyone through web 2.0 and eventually in library 2.0.
Thank you Professor Austin for the opportunities and experiences you exposed me to.
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