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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Week 8

It's no wonder that we are getting fewer reference enquiries in our libraries with the availability of these sites! i don't think an answer board would be my first choice if i had a question i wanted answered but i can see the attraction. If you don't feel like researching and finding out for yourself just put it out there and let someone else filled with zeal do the work for you (and it seems that there are millions eager to give their opinion on any imaginable topic, serious or frivolous).
Then all you do is filter the answers and away you go! Writers reseaching novels and the like must love it.
I guess it's a good thing that librarians are involved and giving answers that are recognised as exemplary but this is all so enormous that i'm not sure that on the whole this will create a higher profile for libraries and librarians' expertise.

1 comment:

pls@slnsw said...

Yes it's a weird and wonderful world in answerboardland. Lots of opportunities for us, as you point out.
There's certainly no shortage of questions!!
Kathleen A.