d onna BairMundy PhD Thomas Kuhns paradigm shifts Earth Sun Too much observational data did not fit the model P aradigm shifts Librarians as priests and priestesses of the temple of knowledge ID: 372797
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Toward a user-centric universe
d
onna Bair-Mundy, Ph.D.Slide2
Thomas Kuhn’s paradigm shifts
Earth
Sun
Too much observational data did not fit the modelSlide3
Paradigm shifts
Librarians as priests and priestesses of the temple of knowledge
Arbiters of Truth, Beauty, and Reliable Information ResourcesSlide4
Paradigm shifts
Librarians as priests and priestesses of the temple of knowledge
We decide what the users really need
We decide which resources are quality sources of information to fulfill the user’s need
We provide those resources
UserSlide5
Paradigm shifts
User
Librarians as priests and priestesses of the temple of knowledge
Too much research data did not fit the model
Dervin’s
description of new, emerging paradigmSlide6
Resistance to the Paradigm shift
Librarians as priests and priestesses of the temple of knowledge
How do we characterize this debate in terms of
Dervin’s
model?Slide7
Question:
What is the librarian’s
role in the
temple of
knowledge?