tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post2119251342108453656..comments2024-03-27T05:00:00.090-04:00Comments on Letters to a Young Librarian: Why Google Doesn't Scare Me, Or, Library As PlaceJessica Olinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-60522923182591022662012-03-07T18:28:27.390-05:002012-03-07T18:28:27.390-05:00I think the importance of the library as place is ...I think the importance of the library as place is especially true for colleges and universities. I mean, where else will stress-crazed students hold their midnight dance parties during finals week? I think it's less so when we're talking about public libraries, because the public would rather do a quick Google search or buy/download a book from Amazon (though of course there are people for whom that is not an option--thus the heretofore survival of libraries).Keegan Osinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00126265313311966726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-40412541894105520432012-02-28T22:25:47.059-05:002012-02-28T22:25:47.059-05:00Love the colors of your library! And as librarians...Love the colors of your library! And as librarians, we have to advertise the power of "Google is not even a place" - but I think it is a sellable concept. Nicely articulated!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16356929378079320953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-2217879282740847292012-02-28T19:49:30.028-05:002012-02-28T19:49:30.028-05:00We still need to do more to attract people, but fi...We still need to do more to attract people, but figuring out how to key into the emotional response will definitely help.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-51348980073880534472012-02-28T19:48:15.531-05:002012-02-28T19:48:15.531-05:00Libraries are magical places.Libraries are magical places.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-26666817699429704802012-02-28T19:43:53.698-05:002012-02-28T19:43:53.698-05:00Okay, I should have been more explicit. Google sca...Okay, I should have been more explicit. Google scares me personally, but not so much professionally.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-58136506551621626432012-02-28T19:42:30.190-05:002012-02-28T19:42:30.190-05:00I completely agree. The ideas I presented above ar...I completely agree. The ideas I presented above are definitely a starting place. We have to pay attention to what our communities want, and convenience and speed are definitely part of it.<br /><br />Thanks for bringing this up.Jessica Olinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00282500023825318766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-41131828238144602882012-02-28T18:23:53.638-05:002012-02-28T18:23:53.638-05:00I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to take t...I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to take the "bah humbug" stance here. If place really mattered, Borders would still be in business, along with hundreds of independent bookstores. If place mattered, there would still be record stores. Come on...there is no place on earth better than a record store! But they're almost all gone. The key for the "library as place" to remain relevant and not go the way of the record store is to make sure the services they provide in that place are needed and wanted. It means adapting and changing to fit the needs of our communities. Generally speaking, I think libraries do a great job of that, so I'm not worried about "library as place" going the way of the record store, but always remember that if a service can be provided in a more convenient, cheaper, or faster way, than the public will almost always use the convenient, cheaper, or faster way.Rob Sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788956770764271509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-47812102847465588932012-02-28T15:47:36.032-05:002012-02-28T15:47:36.032-05:00I agree with post but fire codes too strict. Libra...I agree with post but fire codes too strict. Library places much better with firepits. Burning fire make big warmth--bring much patrons. Excite patrons! Good plan.<br /><br />Last thing I want to say: Google scares me.Unfrozen Cavewoman Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825968893146107314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-11276219962064215862012-02-28T10:57:43.503-05:002012-02-28T10:57:43.503-05:00As someone who gets that "Ahhhh" feeling...As someone who gets that "Ahhhh" feeling when I step into a library,place is definitely important. Just like relaxing in that one quiet space we've created in our home or sitting down at our favorite restaurant instead of ordering take-out,it's all about the experience. When I step into a library I'm either instantly in study mode or lost in the latest EJD book and Google can't replace that feeling.TaQuillaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06012167612946075870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061870849031468581.post-32025717879772998802012-02-28T10:25:01.680-05:002012-02-28T10:25:01.680-05:00I don't know why this usually escapes the atte...I don't know why this usually escapes the attention of the naysayers, but I definitely agree. I just recently learned about the concept of psychogeography, which makes a lot of sense to me a someone vaguely obsessed with concepts of place, and I think libraries are perfect candidates for psychogeographical discussion. <br /><br />Perhaps people who discount or ignore the importance of place do so because it relies somewhat on emotion? The sense of a place: I feel (x) when I am here. Kind of like how the tactile arguments against e-books are often considered frivolous. But I think there's a lot to be said for memory and physical experiences of placesDianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09634766750596400436noreply@blogger.com