How about more difficult? More rewarding? Are you less motivated to do your job?
If I asked you, you may call me a nosy parker…but you’d tell ALIA, wouldn’t you?
ALIA is asking library workers how much has your job changed ?, in an employment survey which builds on the Nexus project.
It’s only 19 questions long. You could do it in a snap and help the Australian Library Profession in this country - think of how noble you would feel afterward.
(I’m not puzzled why they are doing this - it’s very worthwhile - but I am puzzled why they listed the questions from a to s. A to S???)
January 31st, 2007
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Kathryn Greenhill | All sectors, ALIA |
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Well not quite silence, more that irritating sound of a microphone malfunctioning. Damian Conway, futurist, made a keynote speech at Information Online 2007 this afternoon. It was an exciting presentation showing how Librarians were going to rule the World with the disruptive technology of ubiquitous computing - ambient knowledge — and unlimited storage leading to the demise of the info-stocracy (ie Rupert Murdoch et al.)
But it occurred to me during the presentation that while Librarians might rule the World, they might be hamstrung by the Powers-that-be in the Energy Industry keeping those electrons shuffling along. Just then Damien’s microphone started cutting out. So may be the techies (who by the way are doing a great job at the conference) were listening in and decided to give him a gentle reminder about the fallibility of information technology.
So maybe it won’t just be the Librarian’s ruling the world. Maybe it will be a triumvirate — Energy + IT + Knowledge workers — instead.
I haven’t quite got the energy for much blogging about Info Online as yet. I have been a bit pre-occupied with my own presentation. In some sessions I kept finding myself watching how the speakers were presenting instead of taking in the content — I hope I learned something when the time came for me to get up and speak. However, it is now behind me. I do have quite a few notes to go through, so I’m sure I’ll get around to writing a few things up in the next day or two.
January 31st, 2007
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Peta Hopkins | All sectors |
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Information Online 2007 is happening in Sydney as we speak! If you’re there and have anything to share we’d love to hear your impressions and insights. Thanks, Michelle, for writing up Day One’s events - see Michelle’s posts on the first, second and third sessions of the day - it certainly looks like there were many interesting speakers and papers.
Update 1 February: Fiona’s also posted her impressions of the first day, as has Peta.
January 31st, 2007
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CW | Australia, Events, Conferences, All sectors |
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