Internet Search Engines Drove US Librarians to Redefine Themselves

"Internet Search Engines Drove US Librarians to Redefine Themselves." Science Daily / University of Oregon.
Rockville, MD: Science Daily, August 7th 2013.

"Librarians, the researchers found, have gone from thinking of themselves as the knowledgeable person with the best answer to a patron's question to being an interpreter and connector who points patrons to helpful materials for their consideration."

Librarians are Completely Awesome

"Librarians are Completely Awesome." Education Week / Justin Reich.
Bethesda, MD: Education Week Online, August 16th 2012.

"As online resources become more complex, we need wise humans to help act as guides. Librarians know how to do that better than you do. Ask them for help. They also, typically, are warm, curious, helpful people."

Shush Gets a Nod

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