Comments on: Why Librarianship? http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/ A Canadian cooperative weblog on all things legal. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:07:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: senatorhung http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-459447 senatorhung Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:14:23 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/#comment-459447 tho it was a Ph.D. level course at western, i'd put in a plug for the 'political economy of information'. the perspectives gleaned have been helpful to me in dealing with issues from copyright to determining the ROI of an information service within an organization (and hence being able to justify it to the powers-that-be). tho it was a Ph.D. level course at western, i’d put in a plug for the ‘political economy of information’. the perspectives gleaned have been helpful to me in dealing with issues from copyright to determining the ROI of an information service within an organization (and hence being able to justify it to the powers-that-be).

]]> By: Wendy Reynolds http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-453865 Wendy Reynolds Sat, 31 May 2008 17:47:24 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/#comment-453865 On June 27, the One Big Library Unconference will be hosted by York University. One of the sessions, proposed by Dave Pollard, is to examine the training of librarians. I really, really hope that the group decides to opt for this session. I think that there's alot to discuss in this area. I know that programs are under constant evaluation and redevelopment. I think it would be fruitful to have a discussion about the skills we need to emphasize in our new grads. At a conference or workshop some years ago, I overheard someone remark that it might be time to increase the analytical skills (business literacy), so that librarians will be equipped right from graduation to add value to the information they're retrieving. What other disciplines can we look to for insight? FIS has already drawn the archives/RM stream into the faculty, allowing students to "cross-pollenate" ideas and perspectives. The next question, of course, is: What drops off the table? No more cataloguing? (Don't hold your breath, kids, metadata, taxonomy and ontology development are big business right now). W On June 27, the One Big Library Unconference will be hosted by York University. One of the sessions, proposed by Dave Pollard, is to examine the training of librarians. I really, really hope that the group decides to opt for this session.

I think that there’s alot to discuss in this area. I know that programs are under constant evaluation and redevelopment. I think it would be fruitful to have a discussion about the skills we need to emphasize in our new grads.

At a conference or workshop some years ago, I overheard someone remark that it might be time to increase the analytical skills (business literacy), so that librarians will be equipped right from graduation to add value to the information they’re retrieving. What other disciplines can we look to for insight? FIS has already drawn the archives/RM stream into the faculty, allowing students to “cross-pollenate” ideas and perspectives.

The next question, of course, is: What drops off the table? No more cataloguing? (Don’t hold your breath, kids, metadata, taxonomy and ontology development are big business right now).

W

]]> By: Simon Chester http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-452738 Simon Chester Fri, 30 May 2008 22:50:24 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/#comment-452738 According to Judy Dunn, at a KM session on May 2 there is now at UofT much more emphasis on information systems and the application of new technologies, and interestingly a requirement that a graduate must assemble an e-portfolio of work compiled through the courses. UofT is renaming its faculty the Faculty of Information. According to Judy Dunn, at a KM session on May 2 there is now at UofT much more emphasis on information systems and the application of new technologies, and interestingly a requirement that a graduate must assemble an e-portfolio of work compiled through the courses.
UofT is renaming its faculty the Faculty of Information.

]]> By: Cynthia Simpson http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-452212 Cynthia Simpson Fri, 30 May 2008 19:41:19 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/#comment-452212 Is it really true that Information Systems is not yet a required course at library school? Perhaps I shouldn't comment without checking out some of the course calendars but it's time to move our library schools out of the dark ages (and by that, I mean the 1980's when I graduated!) Is it really true that Information Systems is not yet a required course at library school? Perhaps I shouldn’t comment without checking out some of the course calendars but it’s time to move our library schools out of the dark ages (and by that, I mean the 1980’s when I graduated!)

]]> By: Shaunna Mireau http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/comment-page-1/#comment-452077 Shaunna Mireau Fri, 30 May 2008 17:33:13 +0000 http://www.slaw.ca/2008/05/30/why-librarianship/#comment-452077 I'm glad to see another excellent columnist added to the all-star SLAW cast. I’m glad to see another excellent columnist added to the all-star SLAW cast.

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