NetLibrarians
Kim Rose
kim.rose at squeakland.org
Thu Dec 14 10:21:04 EST 2006
Hello, all -
Don addresses the issue of an educational database...I am not sure if
readers of this list are familiar with the International Children's
Digital Library project -- http://www.icdlbooks.org/ (Tim Browne,
Allison Druin and others). This could be a great resource. I
believe there has been some exploration/discussion as to how this can
link up with OLPC....
Kim
At 5:46 AM -0800 12/14/06, Don V Black wrote:
>Hi All -
>
>The magnificence of the laudable task you have set for yourself
>staggers even my overgrown imagination.
>I have been waiting for this since the introduction of the
>microprocessor over 30 yeas ago.
>
>How many Net-librarians will we need when we get to 100,000 laptops?
>250,000? 1,000,000?
>Remember that these OLPC devices will be in literally every
>timezone, and in every language.
>Also we need to make them useless for adults, or the resources will
>be mis-allocated.
>
>
>ABOUT VOLUNTEERS:
>
>1) Internationally: the process must be automated in some manner,
> with the human element introduced only when necessary (or requested).
> An academic specialty specific (or pedagogically specific)
>cadre of volunteer
> librarians could thus be efficiently allocated and accessed.
>
>2) Nationally: Another option is to make the resource available at
>the local level,
> and to encourage the client nations to provide a national
>net-library clearing
> house staff, thus reducing the language and timezone barriers.
>
>3) Locally: A hierarchy of students, teachers and volunteers could be accessed
> via the OLPC device's network to provide local librarians, and regionally
> specific libraries and support.
>
>With a networking plan in place, cost estimates could be generated,
>and funding
>then becomes a real possibility. Also, it is easier to find
>volunteers, when they
>can understand their place in the bigger picture, and their exact duties.
>
>ABOUT AN EDUCATIONAL DATABASE:
>
>Another issue that I would like to address later.
>
>Kindest Regards,
>Don V Black, Founder
>Edutech Project
>
>===
>At 08:12 AM 12/13/2006, Idit Caperton wrote:
>
>>Joos,
>>Thank you for your email and putting your energy and thinking in an
>>important direction.
>>
>>Some things to think about:
>>1. Different styles/kinds of NetLibrarians? Real and Virtual?
>>2. Different NetLibrarians who are creating different kinds of experiences
>>for different people who have different personalities, purposes, needs, and
>>inquiries? Maybe NetLibrarians are not waiting in a specific library, but
>>rather creating one for you on demand based on what you are looking for?
>>3. How to create good "matches" and "mashes" for the above?
>>4. Generating on the fly different kinds of libraries in terms of content,
>>size, locations, and experiences?
>>5. How NetLibrarians are different than your current concept of Librarians.
>>Let's not try to imitate the old, but invent something new, different,
>>better...
>>- Idit.
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: library-bounces at laptop.org [ mailto:library-bounces at laptop.org] On
>>Behalf Of Joos Search
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:21 AM
>>To: library at laptop.org
>>Subject: Online librarians
>>
>>Hello all.
>>
>>I'm currently working on a "do-it-yourself" method for becoming an
>>online librarian. I'm somewhat concerned that the children that we
>>are welcoming to the world of the Internet may just need some helpful
>>assistance finding the correct place to go sometimes.
>>
>>If I could use one word to describe the Internet it would be: Library.
>> In fact, it's the best darn library in the world. I helped to build
>>much of that library over the past 20 years through programming for
>>fun and industry. I'm determined to take a gigantic step backwards
>>in my own life and **stop programming** in order to help persuade the
>>Internet that the library needs to have some librarians. Otherwise,
>>"Web 2.0" may come along and perhaps move the Internet in a direction
>>that reduces the usability of the library.
>>
>>If I may, I'd like to extend the analogy to "the Internet is a town."
>>Let me explain.
>>
>>When the Internet originally began, it was a really small town with
>>just a library. Anyone could come to the library to find information
>>or put up new information. Then, the town began to develop. They
>>put in a movie theater, and a mall, and strip clubs, and an amazing
>>telephone system, just to mention a few additions.
>>
>>And the library is still there, it's just not as flashy as all those
>>other new and hip things that are being added to the Internet town
>>everyday. Fortunately, the library just got a fantastic new card
>>catalog (Google) and an amazingly growing encyclopedia (Wikipedia).
>>Unfortunately, the library doesn't have a librarian to tell any
>>visitor who just happens to stumble in where to go if it's their first
>>time. And the librarian(s) really doesn't have to do much. They can
>> just be available if anyone has a question and be trustworthy. While
>>they're not busy, they can help catalog and cleanup.
>>
>>In some ways, I'd like to help an effort to gather a group of advanced
>>Internet users to serve as Internet librarians. Or, another way to
>>think about it would be Internet concierges. Welcome to the Internet,
>>may I help you?
>>
>>I've started some research on the matter. If you're interested, I'm
>>keeping it cataloged at joossearch at gmail.com. Thanks for reading my
>>ramblings.
>>
>>-Jeremy Lueck.
>>aka Joos
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