TLT Presentation

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Dont Surrender Library Values Steven J. Bell,
Director Paul J. Gutman Library Philadelphia
University bells_at_philau.edu
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White Flag Wavers
Abdicating long-held valuesconnected to user
education Are we surrendering to Googles
domination of search Is surrender easier than
staying committed to user education
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Five New Platitudes
Lets Turn Everyone Into Librarians Good enough
is okay Only librarians like to search Library
databases are too complex Change it all for
Millennials
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Turn Everyone Into Librarians
Anti-user education crowd Give users what they
wantregardless of outcomes Any instruction
effort is condemned as trying to turn everyone
into librarians
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Good Enough Is Okay
High-quality research results now an
anathema This platitude suggests just good enough
results are okay Dont expect more from
users Pander to instant gratification
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Only Librarians Like To Search
Everyone else likes to find
What does that mean anyway Can you really find
anythingwithout some sort of search How about
search, find and then create!
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Library Databases Are Too Complex
Calvin hated complexity Guess hed hate library
databases too Our user communities can handle
complexity better than Calvin
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Change It All For Millennials
Important to pay attention to trends like
generational change Does that mean library
databases should be like video games People learn
differently and librarians need to adapt methods
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Instead of Platitudes
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Create Wise Information Consumers
Help users know about all research
options Collaborate with educators and other
learning support professionals Retain core values
yet adapt to new landscape
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Questions? Thank you