“Welcome to ResourceShelf, where dedicated librarians and researchers share the results of their directed (and occasionally quirky) web searches for resources and information.”
"Documents dating back to the early 19th-century about historically black colleges can be viewed online thanks to a new digital collection available to the public. The site includes campus charters, student yearbooks, campus architectural drawings, and photographs from 10 historically black institutions".
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This site seems like a good resource. I am going to add it to my bookmarks and tell the librarians that I work with. Thank you very much for the site.
Richelle
Thank you for the link to resourceshelf.com. I find it has extensive resources and links and will be a useful tool.
You make an important point in your blog that "disseminating informtion includes sharing among fellow professionals..." One way is to let people know about tools that are available like resourceshelf.com.
Another way is to take advantage of the ability to link up online with other libraries and librarians. For example, a library is no longer limited by it's ability to purchase a specific set of databases, but can link to other databases which increases the pool of knowledge.
An example that I read about (see article "Information isn't reserved for books" at my blog: http://infodissemination.blogspot.com) was how reference librarians at the Houston Public Library offer a 24 hour online chat service. "If a Houston librarian cannot answer within one minute, the question is transferred to a librarian online somewhere in the country." This is an excellent approach that should be adopted by all libraries. Each reference librarian has a different set of knowledge skills and access to different tools. Info should be shared, as it benefits the customer.
Maureen, I like your comment that each reference librarian has their own set of knowledge skills. That is certainly true, there is no way any one of us can be experts at everything. That's why networking is so important to our profession. While we may not be able to answer every inquiry we can find a source to answer that inquiry. Thanks for your blog address. I will check it out.
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