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> How to find information is a skill that is no longer just for librarians, that's rapidly becoming a 'must have' skill for just about every job. And don't for
by silentbicycle 16y ago
> How to find information is a skill that is no longer just for librarians, that's rapidly becoming a 'must have' skill for just about every job.
And don't forget about asking librarians, either. Some research librarians are so good at finding things, it's scary. They're like meta-meta-search engines, except they're usually much better at teasing the relevant details out of vague questions.
- bricestacey 16y agoMeta-meta-search engine is such a great descriptor. I have worked in a library for 4 years now and that is the best explanation of a librarian I've heard.
- derefr 16y agoIt would be quite nice if there were a service half-way between Ask Jeeves and Mechanical Turk, where any query you entered would be passed to a librarian, who would reply with an optimized search string (with the option of starting a chat with you to "tease the relevant details out.")