Comments on: Screenagers and the Future of Libraries http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/ An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here] Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Thad McIlroy http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-1920 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 22:24:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-1920 I agree — a great post! And a very important topic.

It would be so far less telling if this was a discussion of an older generation, who might have in some cases developed a negative view of librarians as stern gatekeepers. Or are young students still developing this view from experience at their schools, both from teachers and from librarians?

They certainly can’t help but understand (and presumably resent) the enormous bias against their media consumption habits from the majority of adults (and media) in our society.

Still, it is unavoidable that at some point in their lives they are going to want/need to obtain RELIABLE information quickly, whether for work or health or simply to decide where to go to dinner, and thereby gain a greater appreciation of “trusted sources” and “trusted advisors” in whatever form they take.

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-1391 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-1391 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

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]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2732 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2732 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2626 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2626 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2748 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2748 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2823 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2823 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2922 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-2922 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-3086 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-3086 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

]]> By: "He's dead, Jim!" http://librarygarden.net/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-3121 Thu, 06 Apr 2006 03:13:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/04/04/screenagers-and-the-future-of-libraries/#comment-3121 The library on Star Trek’s “All Our Yesterdays” rules, man. Even in the future, the disks get misfiled. When Kirk, Spock, and McCoy beam down, Spock looks at his tri-corder and announces that “there is no intelligent life on this planet.” Then they meet the librarian! Not sure what the message is there! :-)

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