http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/ The Library Status Quo Must Go! Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/#comment-787   Quick Links - Librarianship and Others - 07 December 2007 by Blogging Librarian Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:42:14 +0000 http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/#comment-787 [...] - Ignoring our Digital CommunityDavid Lee King feels that we, as librarians, are ignoring our digital patrons. I guess I have to say in some ways we are ignoring our digital patrons. But we, as in MPOW, have slowly embraced the Web 2.0 wave and are making in-roads in reaching out to the digital community through our blogs. Of course, there are areas for improvement and I believe we are slowly working towards becoming more attuned to our patrons who live in the digital sphere.(via Library Revolution) [...] […] - Ignoring our Digital CommunityDavid Lee King feels that we, as librarians, are ignoring our digital patrons. I guess I have to say in some ways we are ignoring our digital patrons. But we, as in MPOW, have slowly embraced the Web 2.0 wave and are making in-roads in reaching out to the digital community through our blogs. Of course, there are areas for improvement and I believe we are slowly working towards becoming more attuned to our patrons who live in the digital sphere.(via Library Revolution) […]

]]> http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/#comment-741 Emily Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:16:46 +0000 http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/#comment-741 This is true. But I think that, while many libraries do not serve these populations as well as they might, at least they (usually) acknowledge that these are underserved segments of their communities. A lot of the time, I think that librarians don't even realize that they are missing their digital community. Many don't even realize that it's there. This is true. But I think that, while many libraries do not serve these populations as well as they might, at least they (usually) acknowledge that these are underserved segments of their communities. A lot of the time, I think that librarians don’t even realize that they are missing their digital community. Many don’t even realize that it’s there.

]]> http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/#comment-739 Buzzy Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:01:03 +0000 http://libraryrevolution.com/2007/11/21/the-patrons-were-ignoring/#comment-739 Ah, but don't let the excitement for serving the digital community overshadow other underserved communities who might not be so connected: immigrants, the poor, the homebound, the disabled, and others. Many libraries have been historically rather poor at serving these populations, too. Ah, but don’t let the excitement for serving the digital community overshadow other underserved communities who might not be so connected: immigrants, the poor, the homebound, the disabled, and others. Many libraries have been historically rather poor at serving these populations, too.

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