Der Artikel „Weblogs: Their Use and Application in Science and Technology Libraries“ (gebloggt gestern) steht nun online frei zur Verfügung (Thank you, Randy!). Seine Schlußsätze möchte ich Ihnen nicht vorenthalten:
With weblogs now providing coverage of issues relevant to science and technology librarians and their clients, we are seeing the beginning of a shift in the communication habits and patterns of these groups. Weblogs are providing an alterative to multiple electronic discuss list subscriptions and ever-increasing amounts of e-mail, as well as a new mechanism for current awareness and professional development. Librarians in science and technology, and in fact all areas of librarianship, can employ blogs in project and team management as well as reference desk training and scheduling. As mentors, librarians can assist students in creating and maintaining weblogs for their assignments and projects. This work can be viewed as an extension of reference service. The challenge for librarians is to become familiar with the weblog and its potential, and explore new ways to further its development and application in science and technology librarianship. (Emphasis added by me)
Diese Koinzidenz! Gerade haben wir in Münster einen (internen) Weblog für die Auskunft gestartet…