Comments on: The Future of News Libraries http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2008/06/19/the-future-of-news-libraries/ Derek Willis' weblog on investigative and computer-assisted reporting. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Julie Domel http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2008/06/19/the-future-of-news-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-128400 Julie Domel Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:14:53 +0000 http://blog.thescoop.org/?p=5133#comment-128400 I totally agree. I attended the "Future of News Libraries" session and was glad it was not as much of a downer as many of us thought it might be. Earlier in the conference, a colleague said that the brewing changes in the industry remind her of the changeover from archives of clips to those stored in databases. That comment really stuck with me as I went to sessions and tried to absorb as many ideas as possible. I am trying to make myself indispensible, and that means I need to branch out, learn new things and not be afraid to ride the wave of change. I was glad you said what you did to the commenter in your session (at which I learned a lot, BTW). I think one of the great aspects of being a librarian and researcher is the ability to discover new things and through those discoveries develop new skills. If we don't embrace these skills and the opportunities they bring, what's the point? I totally agree. I attended the “Future of News Libraries” session and was glad it was not as much of a downer as many of us thought it might be. Earlier in the conference, a colleague said that the brewing changes in the industry remind her of the changeover from archives of clips to those stored in databases. That comment really stuck with me as I went to sessions and tried to absorb as many ideas as possible. I am trying to make myself indispensible, and that means I need to branch out, learn new things and not be afraid to ride the wave of change.

I was glad you said what you did to the commenter in your session (at which I learned a lot, BTW). I think one of the great aspects of being a librarian and researcher is the ability to discover new things and through those discoveries develop new skills. If we don’t embrace these skills and the opportunities they bring, what’s the point?

]]> By: Michelle Quigley http://blog.thescoop.org/archives/2008/06/19/the-future-of-news-libraries/comment-page-1/#comment-128387 Michelle Quigley Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:56 +0000 http://blog.thescoop.org/?p=5133#comment-128387 Very well said. I was not at SLA. but I spent a day at IRE in Miami a couple of weeks ago (learning about web frameworks, in that boot camp where your name was mentioned often) and I was impressed by the people who were there just to learn new things, and to get better at what they do, and to hang out with other people who are not all bitter and pessimistic about the future. Very well said. I was not at SLA. but I spent a day at IRE in Miami a couple of weeks ago (learning about web frameworks, in that boot camp where your name was mentioned often) and I was impressed by the people who were there just to learn new things, and to get better at what they do, and to hang out with other people who are not all bitter and pessimistic about the future.

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