There is something of a natural symbiosis between *NIX and libraries. If you have not already found it, read Unix as Literature for some background on why those who like the written word are drawn to *NIX naturally.
-- Andrew Anderson, Director of Development, Library and Information Resources Network, Inc. http://www.lirn.net/ | http://www.twitter.com/LIRNnotes | http://www.facebook.com/LIRNnotes On Oct 27, 2014, at 10:02, Siobhain Rivera <siori...@indiana.edu> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I'm part of the ASIS&T Student Chapter and Indiana University, and we're > putting together a series of workshops on Unix. We've noticed that a lot of > people don't seem to have a good idea of why they should learn Unix, > particularly the reference/non technology types. We're going to do some > more research to make a fact sheet about the uses of Unix, but I thought > I'd pose the question to the list - what do you think are reasons > librarians need to know Unix, even if they aren't in particularly tech > heavy jobs? > > I'd appreciate any input. Have a great week! > > Siobhain Rivera > Indiana University Bloomington > Library Science, Digital Libraries Specialization > ASIS&T-SC, Webmaster
