Very apropos to the current discussion, I came across this today on Salary.com:
12 Jobs on the Brink: Will They Evolve or Go Extinct?
and the first job on the list:
Librarian: Shelved or renewed?
Glamour girl Google and her friends Bing, Yahoo and Cha Cha dethroned the
trusty silencer of the stacks, our public librarian.
Now, the local library is online, shoes and shirts are no longer required and
we can use our "outdoor voice" indoors if we are so inspired. Will the decibel
diva's future be shelved?
Verdict: Evolved. Although virtual media and the Internet search deleted the
Dewey decimal system, people still enjoy reading books the old-fashioned way
and appreciate research help. The new librarian is a digital archivist, savvy
with searches, keywords and helpful websites.
Robbin Katzin
Hillel Torah North Suburban Day School
Skokie, IL
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