quantity is one thing, but quality is another. i suspect quality or lack thereof does not mandate storage of said material and therefore does not necessitate retreivability of said junk.
ghyslain
When it’s all stored in the same place . . . it’s great for librarians. Few will learn how to separate quality from quantity. My worries are that some organizations will think that they can get along without librarians and make decisions based on algorithmic search results.
Stephen
Stephen Abram is a librarian and principal with Lighthouse Consulting Inc., and executive director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries. He blogs on library strategies for direction, marketing, technology and user alignment.
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quantity is one thing, but quality is another. i suspect quality or lack thereof does not mandate storage of said material and therefore does not necessitate retreivability of said junk.
ghyslain
When it’s all stored in the same place . . . it’s great for librarians. Few will learn how to separate quality from quantity. My worries are that some organizations will think that they can get along without librarians and make decisions based on algorithmic search results.
Stephen
Excellent! I may have to blog this one myself. Thanks.