SI: Spring_2014

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In theory, this isn't an issue. But almost all music released for consumers has copyright protection, preventing remixers from making their own version of certain songs without permission.

Prince has a long tradition of suing anyone who dares to use his material without permission, but doesn't always carry through on his threats.

e books use and why printed books have a place.

Argue whether e-books can replace paper books. ... However, more and more media that were traditionally made of paper will transition to electronic formats.

If rural Wisconsin is going to lure any call centers and high-tech jobs away from India or other countries in Asia -- something Zach Brandon says is possible - then it's going to need much better access to broadband coverage.

The issues of the digital divide are complex and can be politically fraught, but there are grassroots projects around the globe that focus on addressing the tangible needs of underserved communities. A number of U.S. cities have deployed digital divide initiatives to address the issues of access to not just the Internet, but also to the rich and valuable data and dialogues that can be found online.

| Tech professionals and policy makers convened Nov. 5 at Washington Post Live's Bridging the Digital Divide forum to discuss why the digital gap matters and who is still left out.

Some information professions have been around for centuries, while others are being defined as you read this sentence. Below you'll find some brief descriptions of jobs in the info field, both old and new. You can see even more of the new opportunities for information professionals on the Job Titles page.

This article from the Washington Post brings attention to how the digital age is changing the physical library. As libraries become technology hangouts/hubs for their communities, information specialists have the added responsibility to be knowledgeable of and able to assist users of the technology housed in their library.

This somewhat connects to the article I posted, how the digital age is changing physical library. The Boston Public Library now has available the option for library patrons to streaming TV shows, movies and other things.

In this article from The Wall Street Journal, Christopher John Farley, gives a fresh outsider (non-librarian) perspective for what libraries might do to remain relevant in the digital age. The article seems to call for a balance of automated assistance (using drones to deliver books) while acknowledging that people need more help, need librarians, more than ever to sort through all the information available in the world.

I think it warning that as information professional that we must stay current and find new ways of helping others. For instance at Fairfield University they have the option of texting a reference librarian.

PDF Version Prepared for the Special Libraries Association Board of Directors by the Special Committee on Competencies for Special Librarians Eileen Abels, Rebecca Jones, John Latham, Dee Magnoni, Joanne Gard Marshall What is an Information Professional? An Information Professional ("IP") strategically uses information in his/her job to advance the mission of the organization.

This article is regarding the internet archive that is in the process of upload 40,000 tapes of a television shows from 1968. That is a lot of tapes!! Do you think its worth uploading all of them or uploading a certain video upon request?

I thought this was interesting how Boston Public Library is now offering free streaming services to their patrons. No need for Netflix!

For those who are a fan or sided with Weinberger, here is a brief review from Cory Doctorow about David Weinberger's other book "Too Big to Know", which talks about how knowledge has moved to the internet and how the internet has overload of information with no boundaries.

Keen mentioned in his talk that he went on the Colbert Report so I thought I go find that clip. It is interesting how often Keen tells Cobert that they are arguing the same point or saying the same thing. I think they are but Colbert (and Wienberger) see a the increased ability to publish and access ideas as good thing because some people will know how to use it while Keen sees it as a bad thing because some people wont use it properly. It is just a question of whether the good outweighs the evil

This reminds me of the whole concept of folksonomy and how Libraries are trying to add a tagging functionality to most catalogs. In a lot of the ways I think this promotes user searching capability because unlike LOC Subject terms, user tags will be commonly-used terms. Subject driven searching is very popular, at least in the public libraries I have worked in, and I think that users will be able to better access information if popular keywords were the tags instead of the unique LOC identifiers. While this is advantageous in the OPAC, I am not sure how it translates to the World Wide Web in terms of searching. Colber and Weibnberger have a point though- by adding tags to information, we are essentially adding more access points, making the information more findable.

My problem with Keen, after watching the clip, is how (and he even admits this) wants to draw a divided line between those who are knowledgeable/professionals and those who are not. He sees the amateur as infringing, even ruining the professional domain.During the interview, Colbert shows Keen a series of clips that use his image, including placing him in a lightsaber duel; Colbert suggests that was his fans have done is art while Keen calls it stealing. My issue with Keen's take is that what he fails to see is that first these fans have created something new and entertaining using existing media (thereby creating something new) and two they are creating free publicity for Colbert.

This is an interesting take (in my mind) when reflecting on the difference between a librarian and an information specialist. In the past there may have been a clear difference between the two (books vs. coding and web development, for example) but Seth Godin brings up some great points. As the blog entry states- "The library is no longer a warehouse for dead books. Just in time for the information economy, the library ought to be the local nerve center for information. " Also, "The next library is a place, still. A place where people come together to do co-working and coordinate and invent projects worth working on together. Aided by a librarian who understands the Mesh, a librarian who can bring domain knowledge and people knowledge and access to information to bear."

Thanks for sharing this blog Jen! It really brings attention to the possibilities for the future of librarianship / information specialist careers. It emphasizes, to me, that librarian doesn't equal library and how a librarian is so much more than a bookstore clerk (someone who can find books on the shelf and then check them out.) As Godin writes, "the librarian isn't a clerk who happens to work at a library. A librarian is a data hound, a guide, a sherpa and a teacher. The librarian is the interface between reams of data and the untrained but motivated user." really like the idea of librarian as teacher/guide!

We have an archivist at work and I think the differences between librarians and archivists support the idea that one can be an information scientist without being a librarian.

I think the debate in this journal re: whether librarianship is a subset of information science of vice versa is particularly interesting

I found this article very interesting because it is the opposite of the debate video we watched for the discussion. In the article, Weinberger is picking apart the arguments that Keen presented in his book "The Cult of the Amateur". I found it interesting because I think that Weinberger was put on the defensive in the video so it was nice to hear his reflection on Keen's theories. Weinberger brought up how Keen's arguments contradict each other, which is exaqctly what I said in my response in the discussion thread.