The typical Liberian that we know is the lady that sits in a desk who helps a kid find out a book for his book report project and the one that knows about all the books even the ones with dust and where to find them.
Today most Liberians not only know about books, but they also know about computers and the internet and technology gadgets. They know about the latest software programs to help you out on your class assignments. Liberians are very helpful because sometimes I need help with an assignment and they help me through the process.
We think that because Liberians are mostly old ladies that they don’t know about technology because I know for sure that my mom doesn’t know to open up her email. The typical Liberian is not just a female; there are also males that work in libraries too and do the same thing other Liberians do.
Liberians would be really cool if they could juggle books. I am really not sure of what would be cool if Liberians started to do, but I think they are awesome already because they help me with my homework when I have no idea.
The world is advancing with new technologies that help us for our daily lives. For instance, the ipad has any features that make our life a lil bit easier. I am guessing that in 20 or 30 years that library’s are not going to have books, instead they will have digital copies because things like the Kindle where you download your book and have easy access to it. I think this would be awesome because books are kind of heavy especially when you are carrying more than two.
Libraries would also have much smarter computers because inventors keep making new designs and with much more memory, like the new touch screen computers that are so cool.
I think that because not that many people visit their local libraries that they would be vanished in the future, hopefully in the future they would have many people of all ages using the library as a resource.
You are definitely correct that the sterotype of a librarian is an older woman that checks out books. You are also correct that library resournces are moving from print to electronic format. In our library we only receive 9 journal titles in print, but we receive over 33,000 journal titles electronically.
ReplyDeleteThere are people that think libraries will be gone in the future. There are others that think libraries will still be here, but they will be full of computers instead of book stacks. My guess that it will be somewhere in the middle - more computers and more group study spaces, but there will still be some print books.
I'm glad to hear that you have found librarians helpful to you in completing assignments! I wish I had known to ask them for help with I was your age... I didn't learn how helpful they could be until I was in college.
Melissa De Santis, MLIS
Deputy Director
Health Sciences Library
Univ of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus