Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
You say that as though libraries are all about books. Alexander Johannesen wrote: Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not book producers. Alex
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
On Mon, 4 May 2009, Alexander Johannesen wrote: Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not book producers. You're forgetting the 5th Law: The library is a growing organism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_laws_of_library_science - Joe Hourcle
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 23:25, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: You're forgetting the 5th Law: The library is a growing organism. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_laws_of_library_science Not forgotten, I just don't believe it anymore. And, taken to its natural consequence, organisms through evolution comes and goes. :) Alex -- --- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps -- http://shelter.nu/blog/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
Alexander Johannesen wrote: Libraries still have the word biblio as their primer, and it certainly is the written word on paper that occupies most of our time, no? And one still dials phone numbers on a cell phone. To be honest, most of our efforts are with databases or getting apps, such as spreadsheets, to perform as students expect. To the extent that we work with print resources, it is when the students have tried everything else. --jimm -- Jimm Wetherbee | j...@wingate.edu Information Systems Librarian | Voice: 704-233-8092 E.K. Smith Library | Fax: 704-233-8254 Wingate University | http://library.wingate.edu/staff/jmw/ Wingate, NC 28174 | lux et fides
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
Alexander - Maybe you had forgotten that you are posting this to CODE4LIB... :-) You say that as though libraries are all about books. Libraries still have the word biblio as their primer, and it certainly is the written word on paper that occupies most of our time, no?
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 22:44, Andreas Orphanides andreas_orphani...@ncsu.edu wrote: You say that as though libraries are all about books. Libraries still have the word biblio as their primer, and it certainly is the written word on paper that occupies most of our time, no? Sure libraries around the world are trying to play catch-up in the digital and modern world with all sorts of things, but the primary directive is still books for most librarians. Not sure what you mean they're *really* into? Alex -- --- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps -- http://shelter.nu/blog/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
I always intrigued with everything that has knowledge management or information management aspect of it. I'm more intrigued with the possibility that this tool might be able to work on presenting the information based on the context. Scouring the Twine site gave me this: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/see_wolfram_alpha_in_action_-_video_and_screenshots.php I personally think this is a darn cool stuff, from the computing point of view. I'll wait until it's out sometime this month to see what kind of results I would get. ranti. On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Alexander Johannesen alexander.johanne...@gmail.com wrote: Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not book producers. Alex -- --- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps -- http://shelter.nu/blog/ -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
Seems more like a conversation for web4lib than code4lib, however, I always find it intriguing that somehow there is this notion that technology and libraries are at odds. While Alexander talks about this being another nail in the coffin, I look at this (and other emerging technologies) are new support and information tools that can be used by libraries. Hmmm. -- jaf == Jeremy Frumkin Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist University of Arizona Libraries frumk...@u.library.arizona.edu +1 520.307.4548 == -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ranti Junus Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin I always intrigued with everything that has knowledge management or information management aspect of it. I'm more intrigued with the possibility that this tool might be able to work on presenting the information based on the context. Scouring the Twine site gave me this: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/see_wolfram_alpha_in_action_-_video_and_screenshots.php I personally think this is a darn cool stuff, from the computing point of view. I'll wait until it's out sometime this month to see what kind of results I would get. ranti. On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Alexander Johannesen alexander.johanne...@gmail.com wrote: Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not book producers. Alex -- --- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps -- http://shelter.nu/blog/ -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
My favorite part is when he ask the software to return a bibliographic record matching 245 10$aFaust.$nPart one and the computer literally catches fire. Artificial intelligence is no match for the MARC format. On May 4, 2009, at 12:40 PM, Frumkin, Jeremy wrote: Seems more like a conversation for web4lib than code4lib, however, I always find it intriguing that somehow there is this notion that technology and libraries are at odds. While Alexander talks about this being another nail in the coffin, I look at this (and other emerging technologies) are new support and information tools that can be used by libraries. Hmmm. -- jaf == Jeremy Frumkin Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist University of Arizona Libraries frumk...@u.library.arizona.edu +1 520.307.4548 == -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ranti Junus Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 12:26 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin I always intrigued with everything that has knowledge management or information management aspect of it. I'm more intrigued with the possibility that this tool might be able to work on presenting the information based on the context. Scouring the Twine site gave me this: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/see_wolfram_alpha_in_action_-_video_and_screenshots.php I personally think this is a darn cool stuff, from the computing point of view. I'll wait until it's out sometime this month to see what kind of results I would get. ranti. On Sun, May 3, 2009 at 9:13 PM, Alexander Johannesen alexander.johanne...@gmail.com wrote: Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not book producers. Alex -- --- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps -- http://shelter.nu/blog/ -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
[CODE4LIB] Another nail in the coffin
Another nail in the library coffin, especially the academic ones ; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TIOH80Qg7Q Organisations and people are slowly turning into data producers, not book producers. Alex -- --- Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps -- http://shelter.nu/blog/
