After the initial five panelists addressed the questions, a second panel (reactor panel) responded to their comments.
A. Richard Brown, School Library Media Specialist, Topeka West High School
- Does not think technology skills are a generation thing – it’s an attitude thing.
- Programming gets library used.
- Educating kids — to be good consumers.
- Still don’t allow food and drink in the media center.
- Technology coordinators need to develop an “let’s just open it up and mess it up” attitude.
- Need to be more technologically advanced; less focused on inner workings of the library.
B. Bill Crowe, KU Libraries (ACADEMIC)
- We offer our users trust.
- It’s not about liking books; it’s about liking PEOPLE.
- Need for increased diversity
C. Scott Brown, Sun MicroSystems (SPECIAL)
- Moving into an information consulting role
- Learning to mine new tools – for ex, LinkedIn
- Reach outside of your immediate realm – making connections
D. Donna Reed, Web Services Coord, Multnomah County Lib, Portland (PUBLIC)
- How many of you ever feel overwhelmed by technology?
- Web 3.0 — semantic web (see this blog for more info)
- What we learn in library school — a good foundation – critical thinking, evaluation…
- What are the core tools for our prof and how can we specialize?
- Bridging — bridge librarians (between IT and reference) — need to build a curriculum that creates strong bridge librarians.
- Need curiosity, confidence… need to like people
- In our profession, we need to educate ourselves – continuously – throughout our careers.
- Need strong project management skills – real project management skills.
- Need strategic planning and budgeting skills.
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