Librarian Skills for the Future by Greg R. Notess

Search, Tech, & Shopping Searching: Commercial & Free Technology Skills Shopping: Purchasing

Searching: Commercial & Free

Technology Skills

Shopping: Purchasing

Searching Finding Relevant Information Quickly or at Least Appearing To

Searching Skills Knowing Sources: Online & Off Omnivores of Information Search Techniques, Tricks Truncation, Word Order, Cache Filters, Limits, Boolean

Knowing Sources: Online & Off

Omnivores of Information

Search Techniques, Tricks

Truncation, Word Order, Cache

Filters, Limits, Boolean

Simple vs. Advanced Teach Simple Search Strategies May Be All That Is Remembered Or What Is Most Commonly Used Demo Advanced Techniques Show Your Expertise And When They Should Call on You

Teach Simple Search Strategies

May Be All That Is Remembered

Or What Is Most Commonly Used

Demo Advanced Techniques

Show Your Expertise

And When They Should Call on You

Search: Warnings Make sure complex query Works better than a simple query

Make sure complex query

Works better than a simple query

Technology Our Servant or Master?

Tech Skills Not Everything – Many Things Select Specific Skills Take Time to Explore Especially for the Treasures Stay Aware of New Technologies

Not Everything – Many Things

Select Specific Skills

Take Time to Explore

Especially for the Treasures

Stay Aware of New Technologies

Tech: Warnings Don’t Get Lost in Latest Fads IM, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter Stay at Front of Curve Know How It Works Don’t Lose Yourself In It

Don’t Get Lost in Latest Fads

IM, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter

Stay at Front of Curve

Know How It Works

Don’t Lose Yourself In It

Shopping Fight the Salami

Purchasing & Acquisition Finding the Best Deal With the Most Relevant Content Easy Access to Other Resources Without Users Knowing Purchase (But Make Sure They Do)

Finding the Best Deal

With the Most Relevant Content

Easy Access to Other Resources

Without Users Knowing Purchase

(But Make Sure They Do)

Shopping: Warning The Salami Approach to Sales Slice & Dice Into Smaller Packages More Income for Seller

The Salami Approach to Sales

Slice & Dice Into Smaller Packages

More Income for Seller

Questions?