Legal Research

Identity crisis?

By Wendy Reynolds

There’s a great post on the Law Librarian Blog this morning, entitled Who are we anyway? In it, the author muses on the role of librarians in bridging the gap between users and technology, and challenges us to think about whether we’ve reached the point where librarians MUST be tech-competent and strategic users of technology in order to properly function in the profession.

I would have thought we passed this point some years ago. From helping students figure out the photocopier to participating in the design of portals and document repositories, librarians have had a key role in making technology “human” for decades. We have to embrace it, educate ourselves and our successors for it, and move on.

I’m looking forward to seeing the comments the LLB post garners.

Full post as published by Slaw.ca on June 18, 2009 (boomark / email).