The More Things Change....

A busy librarian of the future helps a patron doing research on careers in which adeptness with technology, a desire to help others, and a sense of humor are required. Closed captioned, in HD. A response to the SLA video contest on the "information professional of the future."

I won the contest with this video, in the library student category. Thanks for the support folks!

Category:

Education

Tags:

• SLA
• Special
• Libraries
• Association
• Centennial
• Anniversary
• Video
• Contest
• librarianship
• information
• professional
• archival
• careers
• montage
• futurism
• future
• creative
• commons

[iheartlibraries]

Information professionals in 2109... What challenges would they face? What skills would they need? What attributes would make them successful? The usual suspects: --dedication --passion in defending freedom of information --facility with using tools --copyright savvy --a sense of humor... Did I not hit the humor target squarely enough? I see comments on my apparent naïvité vis-a-vis the image of librarians. I choose to OWN the stereotype, disarm it, and move forward. Century 22 Calling!

[da22si]

*I choose to OWN the stereotype, disarm it, and move forward.*

Well said -- and it worked!

(my initial response too hasty, and vague)

Truly glad to see your piece win the contest. Well deserved.

[dshnt]

I liked this...a lot! retro, humorous...fresh

[NeridaHart]

worried that this presents a stereotype - what do you mean enjoy working indoors? eople need intormation and we should go to them ..

[da22si]

great -- but the commentary over otherwise excellent vintage footage a bit too stereotypical, no....?

[medispensa]

Great video - very timely!