Joe....

When I do IL classes I almost always show GBS, usually after asking who's every used it. Usually 10-20% of the students raise their hands. It's something we obsess about but that's not necessarily on other people's radars. - John Dupuis

But -- but -- the entirety of print culture is being rewritten under our feet! How the hell can the academy *possibly* ignore that? - D0r0th34

Sadly, they do. I have used it, btw. It was great when I had to check a citation reference I mis-typed and when I've wanted to verify context for some notes I took from a print book. Saved me a whole lot of time. I've also used it for texts that are otherwise difficult to get my hands on. Reading long texts on the screen isn't my favorite thing to do, but I'm happy I have the option. - Katy S

*grumbles something about st00pid st00pid bloody faculty under her breath* - D0r0th34

I do the same thing, just not under my breath. - Katy S

Sometimes I swear the faculty members probably learn more at my IL sessions than the students. - John Dupuis

not surprised. - D0r0th34

What's happening there, John? Are they "too busy"? Misplaced priorities? Lack of curiosity? Or just happily becoming tenured fossils? - Mr. Gunn

Yes, all of the above. Actually, I think many faculty are so narrowly focused on their own stuff that anything a little outside their area of expertise or that doesn't seem relevant doesn't make an impression. That focus is what they're rewarded for, after all. Librarians, on the other hand, can probably be a little more magpie-like, which can be a useful thing to bring to the educational table. - John Dupuis

Librarian as magpie: Add a proper description after the colon and you'd have a great article title (or presentation, or maybe PhD thesis...) - Walt Crawford

oh shiny.... - Christina Pikas

Librarian as Magpie: Oh, Shiny, I'll Be Back in a Minute - John Dupuis

"Information finding techniques of the Black-billed Magpie, Pica hudsonia, and the cousin of their species, Pica librariana." - Joe....