tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post775856287273374252..comments2024-03-26T17:58:22.711-07:00Comments on HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb: Shut up and get my friggin bookPaul, Dammit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-28336162114202091322017-07-18T06:02:18.707-07:002017-07-18T06:02:18.707-07:00Interestingly, after reading and commenting on you...Interestingly, after reading and commenting on your post yesterday, I came across the Washington Post's review of "The Card Catalog: Books, Cards and Literary Treasures."<br /><br /> https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/what-libraries-lost-when-they-threw-out-the-card-catalog/2017/07/07/5432821c-632f-11e7-a4f7-af34fc1d9d39_story.html?utm_term=.e79670b725bb<br /><br />This essay is worth a look in that it speaks to the benefits of this older system, and its role in the development of electronic databases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-32351205521303015362017-07-17T06:58:55.917-07:002017-07-17T06:58:55.917-07:00Actually, part of your problem was being there as ...Actually, part of your problem was being there as libraries were transitioning from card catalogs to electronic databases. Focusing on research, rather than how the "information sciences" was transitioning, simply slowed you down and made you reliant on those who spent their time guarding entry into the hallowed grounds of the heap of knowledge. Early on, especially, the costs of the databases prevented entry. During grad school I had the advantage of working in a library for a while, which forced me to learn the system. It paid off as I advanced my research. Understanding how to research using card catalogs, and other older databases, allows one to understand how the material can be researched electronically. As for librarians, many need to control things to feel important. You've described that in your current line of work as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com