Re: [CODE4LIB] Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers

That statement is pretty old. Today, much of the internet is written for machines or by machines. Poorly written rehashed fluffy content dominates. As time goes on, even though search algorithms are getting better and the general public is getting more savvy about how to use a search engine,

[CODE4LIB] Cybersecurity conference livestream on this Friday 4/8

Hi all, This is a conference whose planning and organization committee I have been on for the last several months. Thought some of you may be interested in watching the livestream of this conference this Friday. (No RSVP required.) The recordings will be also made available afterwards. (Also

Re: [CODE4LIB] SomCom Technology DRM

I eventually got it working (sort of). Windows 7 was simply a no-go. I tried everything, and it just died no matter what. Emulating XP didn't help, making sure everything was running as admin didn't help, there were no logs or feedback anywhere. It just died. However, I gave it a go

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers

"Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers." True, indeed, "right" is relative! And, while I may consider phrasing this statement a little differently -- for the inconsistency thrown up by an unnecessary modal verb, for a start! - perhaps, "librarians" should not be

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers

"Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers." True, indeed, "right" is relative! And, while I may consider phrasing this statement a little differently -- for the inconsistency thrown up by an unnecessary modal verb, for a start! - perhaps, "librarians" should not be

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers

I sincerely wonder to what extent librarians give the reader (patrons) the right -- correct -- answer to a (reference) question. Such is a hypothesis that can be tested and measured. Please show me non-antidotal evidence one way or the other. --ELM

[CODE4LIB] Job: Web and Mobile Applications Developer at Kansas Historical Society

Web and Mobile Applications Developer Kansas Historical Society Kansas Museum of History The [Kansas Historical Society](http://kshs.org) (KSHS) seeks an innovative, future-thinking web and mobile applications developer with a passion for using technology to enhance the cultural heritage

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers

"Google can give you answers, Librarians can help you reflect on your questions" cheers stuart -- ...let us be heard from red core to black sky On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > I sincerely wonder to what extent librarians give the reader > (patrons)

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google can give you answers, but librarians give you the right answers

Eric, there were studies done a few decades ago using factual questions. Here's a critical round-up of some of the studies: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25828215 Basically, 40-60% correct, but possibly the questions were not representative -- so possibly the results are really worse :( kc