The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #82228 Message #1509508
Posted By: Sandra in Sydney
25-Jun-05 - 11:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Only Librarians Will Care....
Subject: RE: BS: Only Librarians Will Care....
Greg, I'm old fashioned, give me a book anyday, computers & the Internet are wonderful, of course (where would I be without Mudcat) but they ain't sources of all knowledge.
I work for a Federal Govt agency & we are always receiving emails & phone calls wanting the URL of info, or complaining they can't find something on our website. Very few folk want pamphlets any more. They are usually surprised to find out that we do not collect all information on all subjects (No, we don't have cameras on street corners, or anywhere for that matter, so did not see your tall, distinctively dressed friend knocked down in a hit & run accident; No. we don't know how many toilet flushes there are daily across Oz; No; we have no idea what dietary advice teenagers get in your local area, nor do we know how closely they follow it) and that we do not keep all our info on our website.
Maybe those of us who work in Libraries/Info areas can share similar inquiries. I have a huge list at work.
sandra