Comments on: Computers in Libraries: In the Beginning http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/04/07/computers-in-libraries-in-the-beginning/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Grant Czerepak http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2008/04/07/computers-in-libraries-in-the-beginning/comment-page-1/#comment-184969 Grant Czerepak Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:26:46 +0000 http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/index.php/2008/04/07/computers-in-libraries-in-the-beginning/#comment-184969 Just by looking at your post and the title of the conference you attended "Computers in Libraries", I see that libraries haven't realized what the trend really is. The title of the conference should be "Libraries in Computers". And the role of librarians is to teach effective search and research. The role of teachers should be "Composition in Computers" and the role of teachers should be teaching composition and attribution. Don't get me wrong. Libraries and classrooms will still exist, but they must be recognized as tools which have out lived their dominance. Just by looking at your post and the title of the conference you attended “Computers in Libraries”, I see that libraries haven’t realized what the trend really is.

The title of the conference should be “Libraries in Computers”. And the role of librarians is to teach effective search and research.

The role of teachers should be “Composition in Computers” and the role of teachers should be teaching composition and attribution.

Don’t get me wrong. Libraries and classrooms will still exist, but they must be recognized as tools which have out lived their dominance.

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