Comments on: Emerging Themes from Internet Librarian – Ethnography of Online Life http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life.html Learning in Libraries and Loving It Fri, 04 May 2012 00:51:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Julian http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-1203 Julian Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:04:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life/#comment-1203 In a world where megaconferences might start to downsize (due to the way "everything is now online"), this approach to conference sessions will keep the f2f thing relevant for years to come. You can get the content anywhere; the story, experienced in person, is priceless.<br/><br/>One goal I have set for myself is to find another planet just like Earth, with people looking for other planets just like theirs. Well... not really. But I am interested in seeing if there are others in librarianship who live part of their professional lives online, similarly to how people I know do, but whom or about whom I do not yet know. Remember... the number of people working in librarianship in the United States (at all levels) is well into the six figures. This online thing <i>might</i> cover 1-2% (of those who might report on a mythical survey that they "heavily" participate in formal or informal online communities related to librarianship). How does the other 98-99% live? In a world where megaconferences might start to downsize (due to the way “everything is now online”), this approach to conference sessions will keep the f2f thing relevant for years to come. You can get the content anywhere; the story, experienced in person, is priceless.

One goal I have set for myself is to find another planet just like Earth, with people looking for other planets just like theirs. Well… not really. But I am interested in seeing if there are others in librarianship who live part of their professional lives online, similarly to how people I know do, but whom or about whom I do not yet know. Remember… the number of people working in librarianship in the United States (at all levels) is well into the six figures. This online thing might cover 1-2% (of those who might report on a mythical survey that they “heavily” participate in formal or informal online communities related to librarianship). How does the other 98-99% live?

]]> By: Ellen http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-1202 Ellen Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:24:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life/#comment-1202 That's good to hear about the conference. <br/><br/>I went to IL 2007 last year and it was pretty much all "tools you need to know" 90% of which I already knew and a good percentage of which i was already using. That’s good to hear about the conference.

I went to IL 2007 last year and it was pretty much all “tools you need to know” 90% of which I already knew and a good percentage of which i was already using.

]]> By: Mark http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life.html/comment-page-1#comment-1201 Mark Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:16:00 +0000 http://pegasuslibrarian.com/2008/10/emerging-themes-from-internet-librarian-ethnography-of-online-life/#comment-1201 Interesting to read this as I prepare to go to a conference session titled, "Making the Most of Conferences via Social Networking."<br/><br/>Also, Elizabeth Edwards is a good friend of mine, (former) fellow student and co-worker. Interesting to read this as I prepare to go to a conference session titled, “Making the Most of Conferences via Social Networking.”

Also, Elizabeth Edwards is a good friend of mine, (former) fellow student and co-worker.

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