Comments on: Open Thread Thursday: OBEY

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By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:25:42 +0000

Don’t you mean apologies to Barbara Kruger?

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:01:08 +0000

A national marketing campaign for librarians and libraries! Americans are used to be sold crap…..this is the American language: marketing and advertising. I think we need a national campaign that ties libraries with democracy and with new technology (the Boston Library Campaign is fun). We need to make libraries “cool” simply by how we position them in the eyes of the potential users. The campaign could be hip and funny and emphasize how you can get so much for free at a library that you would be paying for at Barnes and Noble and with SERVICE too! We don’t need to win over the old folks….they are smart and know how much a library has to offer. We need to win over the digital natives and reintroduce them to what libraries are today

Please….would you honestly trust something as important as the future of libraries in the hands of some of our local librarians? I can only speak from my corner annoyed, peeved, librarian and I would not trust her to convince me that I needed water on a hot day

By: Jane

Jane — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:27:19 +0000

I think the inclusion of programming/tech depends on the student/program. In my opinion more SIS are integrating tech courses into their requirements.

The introduction to tech class had us complete projects using HTML/XML/CSS as well as research the use of technology and social media in libraries. The SIS I graduated from also has a Digital Libraries track and Information Architecture is a popular course for those both inside and outside the track who want to learn advanced methods. I also took digital preservation and utilize web 2.0 tech in instruction/reference. I’m glad I had the chance to learn tech skills, since several job openings I’ve applied for have a tech component.

By: elizabeth

elizabeth — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:58:17 +0000

well that’s embarrassing and explains why i couldn’t find it. thank you

By: Britt Foster

Britt Foster — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:21:03 +0000

Oops. Maybe I wasn’t clear: I’m aware of ALA’s advocacy for libraries, but I worry they don’t do enough for librarians. I like the FBI analogy; do you think a national campaign for librarianship could be effective? Or is it something we have to handle on our own, within our own communities?