http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/ Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-162125 Breaking the Chain of Deception « Tennant: Digitial Libraries Fri, 28 May 2010 05:54:45 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-162125 [...] caught my eye. The entry in question was about a post by Steven Bell on the ACRLog blog, called "These Predictions Throw Caution to the Wind". I’ve long known Steven, and of his good work in helping academic librarians keep up with [...] [...] caught my eye. The entry in question was about a post by Steven Bell on the ACRLog blog, called "These Predictions Throw Caution to the Wind". I’ve long known Steven, and of his good work in helping academic librarians keep up with [...]

]]> http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-137059 Linda Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:20:37 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-137059 You predict that "Academic librarians will communicate with their users via mobile devices". Today we can already see that universities communicate with their students via emails and SMSs. Some of them even use social networking to do so. I guess it won't take long until they use other methods... You predict that “Academic librarians will communicate with their users via mobile devices”. Today we can already see that universities communicate with their students via emails and SMSs. Some of them even use social networking to do so. I guess it won’t take long until they use other methods…

]]> http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-134581 Kirk Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:40:15 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-134581 Great, funny writing StevenB. A robot for a professor? Highly possible if you ask me :). But nothing on that list sounds very 'futuristic'. Lots of people, students included, already use Wikipedia and the internet to do their research. Quite a shame really because the quality of information/resources that one can find in academic libraries cannot be topped by what the internet can provide. Well, at least for now. Can anyone see this happening in the future? Learning by downloading desired information straight from the library's mainframe computer into your brain... I do. Great, funny writing StevenB. A robot for a professor? Highly possible if you ask me . But nothing on that list sounds very ‘futuristic’. Lots of people, students included, already use Wikipedia and the internet to do their research. Quite a shame really because the quality of information/resources that one can find in academic libraries cannot be topped by what the internet can provide. Well, at least for now. Can anyone see this happening in the future? Learning by downloading desired information straight from the library’s mainframe computer into your brain… I do.

]]> http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-134325 I Never Fell Off The Turnip Wagon Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:22:36 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-134325 [...] These Predictions Throw Caution To The Wind [...] [...] These Predictions Throw Caution To The Wind [...]

]]> http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-133406 Affiliate sites « ellie <3 libraries Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:33:49 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-133406 [...] — ellie @ 8:59 pm I’ve tried to leave this as a comment on Steven Bell’s post These Predictions Throw Caution To The Wind, but for some reason have been continually thwarted. So here goes, cause this is driving me [...] [...] — ellie @ 8:59 pm I’ve tried to leave this as a comment on Steven Bell’s post These Predictions Throw Caution To The Wind, but for some reason have been continually thwarted. So here goes, cause this is driving me [...]

]]> http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-133339 Tom Kirk Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:55:35 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-133339 The article would be funny if everybody recognized these "predictions" as the current state of affairs. Unfortunately many librarians still see these as radical and hard to adjust to. The article would be funny if everybody recognized these “predictions” as the current state of affairs. Unfortunately many librarians still see these as radical and hard to adjust to.

]]> http://acrlog.org/2009/08/03/these-predictions-throw-caution-to-the-wind/comment-page-1/#comment-132881 Karl Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:27:58 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1782#comment-132881 This is the funniest post I've ever read on here. Thnx StevenB! This is the funniest post I’ve ever read on here. Thnx StevenB!

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