Scott J. Wilson

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In a Do-it-Yourself World, Who Needs Librarians?

• Scott J. Wilson
• Los Angeles Times
• Editorial Library

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Scott, its 1906 and youre a blacksmith.-
Paul, a friend
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Lexis/Nexis terminal
Photo by LexisNexis
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This just in The Internet is not a fad.

• - John Hoynes,
• The West Wing (1999)

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For the first time in 20 years, we can see
evidence of our importance beginningto erode and
to be questioned.
- Jody Habayeb
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Time Online
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Sept. 11 database
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Bin laden trial transcripts
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Voter registration
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Campaign contributions
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Census ethnic
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Census - Valley
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Training classes
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Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to
prove anything that's even remotely true.
- Homer Simpson
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Barriers toend-user searching

• Time
• Cost
• Technical requirements
• Search expertise

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So Who needs librarians?