Comments for ACRLog http://acrlog.org Blogging by and for academic and research librarians Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Digital Library, Virtual Place? by Veronica http://acrlog.org/2012/02/11/digital-library-virtual-place-2/comment-page-1/#comment-385170 Veronica Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:20:00 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=4119#comment-385170 You end with two very interesting questions! I was reading some students' comments about our own library and the physical library space was so important to them. We are a small residential campus, but I think we are just as stuck when it comes to expanding our physical space as you are in your library. To answer your questions: I think I'll be bold and say there isn't really an analog to the "library as place" in the digital world. There is no online equivalent of a cozy chair, quiet space, or great window seat. When you need to escape your dorm room or find a space away from home where you can concentrate, I don't think an online space will ever fill that need. Although some people would say that there is/can/should be an online equivalent to a group study/collaboration space, I'm still going to say not quite. I love online collaboration tools, but all the Facetimes and Google Hangouts in the world aren't going to elicit the same emotional response as studying with your friends into the wee hours of the night at the library during finals week. You end with two very interesting questions! I was reading some students’ comments about our own library and the physical library space was so important to them. We are a small residential campus, but I think we are just as stuck when it comes to expanding our physical space as you are in your library.

To answer your questions: I think I’ll be bold and say there isn’t really an analog to the “library as place” in the digital world. There is no online equivalent of a cozy chair, quiet space, or great window seat. When you need to escape your dorm room or find a space away from home where you can concentrate, I don’t think an online space will ever fill that need.

Although some people would say that there is/can/should be an online equivalent to a group study/collaboration space, I’m still going to say not quite. I love online collaboration tools, but all the Facetimes and Google Hangouts in the world aren’t going to elicit the same emotional response as studying with your friends into the wee hours of the night at the library during finals week.

]]> Comment on Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google by Great Googley Searching | Metadata: It's Data All The Way Down http://acrlog.org/2012/01/27/convenience-and-its-discontents-teaching-web-scale-discovery-in-the-context-of-google/comment-page-1/#comment-378278 Great Googley Searching | Metadata: It's Data All The Way Down Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:40:21 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=4107#comment-378278 [...] http://acrlog.org/2012/01/27/convenience-and-its-discontents-teaching-web-scale-discovery-in-the-con... [...] [...] http://acrlog.org/2012/01/27/convenience-and-its-discontents-teaching-web-scale-discovery-in-the-con... [...]

]]> Comment on Collision Spaces by ACRLog » Digital Library, Virtual Place? http://acrlog.org/2012/01/24/collision-spaces/comment-page-1/#comment-376999 ACRLog » Digital Library, Virtual Place? Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:05:56 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=4111#comment-376999 [...] Collision Spaces [...] [...] Collision Spaces [...]

]]> Comment on Something Is Better Than Nothing by A very simple rant « It's so Meta! http://acrlog.org/2009/07/22/something-is-better-than-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-376522 A very simple rant « It's so Meta! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:59:50 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1725#comment-376522 [...] Something is better than nothing [...] [...] Something is better than nothing [...]

]]> Comment on Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google by Att läsa om Discovery och dess konsekvenser | betabib http://acrlog.org/2012/01/27/convenience-and-its-discontents-teaching-web-scale-discovery-in-the-context-of-google/comment-page-1/#comment-376061 Att läsa om Discovery och dess konsekvenser | betabib Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:48:41 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=4107#comment-376061 [...] är hur utbildningen förändras. Tankar om det kan man läsa i ACRLog och inlägget Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google. Att Discoverysystemen påverkar undervisningen är klart (om man tillåter det), frågan är ju [...] [...] är hur utbildningen förändras. Tankar om det kan man läsa i ACRLog och inlägget Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google. Att Discoverysystemen påverkar undervisningen är klart (om man tillåter det), frågan är ju [...]

]]> Comment on A Guide To The “New Normal” For Academic Libraries by The Tricky Business of Restructuring | From the Bell Tower http://acrlog.org/2009/04/07/a-guide-to-the-new-normal-for-academic-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-375375 The Tricky Business of Restructuring | From the Bell Tower Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:52:03 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1428#comment-375375 [...] That said, restructuring need not imply loss. It can also add something new, such as an entrepreneurial program that brings competitive advantage in its marketplace. But to add a new online major, for example, might mean reshuffling faculty or administrative staff. The bottom line is that in this post-recession economic environment, especially for public universities in which states are drastically cutting the flow of funds, restructuring will be part of the new normal. [...] [...] That said, restructuring need not imply loss. It can also add something new, such as an entrepreneurial program that brings competitive advantage in its marketplace. But to add a new online major, for example, might mean reshuffling faculty or administrative staff. The bottom line is that in this post-recession economic environment, especially for public universities in which states are drastically cutting the flow of funds, restructuring will be part of the new normal. [...]

]]> Comment on Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google by Kids today… « Meta-licious! http://acrlog.org/2012/01/27/convenience-and-its-discontents-teaching-web-scale-discovery-in-the-context-of-google/comment-page-1/#comment-374912 Kids today… « Meta-licious! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:37:09 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=4107#comment-374912 [...] Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google [...] [...] Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google [...]

]]> Comment on Convenience and its Discontents: Teaching Web-Scale Discovery in the Context of Google by Info Literacy | Metadata for the win! http://acrlog.org/2012/01/27/convenience-and-its-discontents-teaching-web-scale-discovery-in-the-context-of-google/comment-page-1/#comment-373765 Info Literacy | Metadata for the win! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:28:31 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=4107#comment-373765 [...] teenagers’ use of digital media. One point that I found interesting, especially in light of this article, was that the teenagers interviewed recognized that the information found on wikis might not be [...] [...] teenagers’ use of digital media. One point that I found interesting, especially in light of this article, was that the teenagers interviewed recognized that the information found on wikis might not be [...]

]]> Comment on Academic Research A Painful Process For Students by Designing Better Libraries » Exceeding Expectations Depends On What They Are http://acrlog.org/2009/02/18/academic-research-a-painful-process-for-students/comment-page-1/#comment-373402 Designing Better Libraries » Exceeding Expectations Depends On What They Are Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:40:59 +0000 http://acrlog.org/?p=1342#comment-373402 [...] the library as an unpleasant place that’s sure to be a bad experience. According to the first report from PIL, when faced with a project that requires library research students report they experience anxiety, [...] [...] the library as an unpleasant place that’s sure to be a bad experience. According to the first report from PIL, when faced with a project that requires library research students report they experience anxiety, [...]

]]> Comment on More On XC From David Lindahl by XC, DC, RDA, WT? | Metadata: It's Data All The Way Down http://acrlog.org/2006/05/17/more-on-xc-from-david-lindahl/comment-page-1/#comment-371648 XC, DC, RDA, WT? | Metadata: It's Data All The Way Down Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:32:54 +0000 http://acrlblog.org/2006/05/17/more-on-xc-from-david-lindahl/#comment-371648 [...] reading the paper, reading the blog post “More on XC from David Lindahl” at http://acrlog.org/2006/05/17/more-on-xc-from-david-lindahl/ actually gave me understanding, instead of being lost in a sea of information. I’m sure as [...] [...] reading the paper, reading the blog post “More on XC from David Lindahl” at http://acrlog.org/2006/05/17/more-on-xc-from-david-lindahl/ actually gave me understanding, instead of being lost in a sea of information. I’m sure as [...]

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