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Resurrecting Reference An Infopeople Webinar with Joan Frye Williams and George Needham July 31, 2008

Librarians Love Reference Thrill of the chase Constant variety Fun facts Independence Gratitude Feel smart

Civilians Don’t Boring Takes too long Information doesn’t solve the problem Dependence Feel stupid

…which leads to…

…and raises the question of… Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance

What to Do?

Can’t We Just Educate These People?

Time to Rethink

Rethink Who? Reference associates Dispatcher

Rethink When? 24/7 services Appointments

Rethink Where? Virtual –IM (Meebo Me, etc.) –Wikis –Twitter –Co-browsing Roving (lurking) Embedded

How The Library World Treats Civilians

The Decline and Fall of the Expert

What Civilians Really Want Convenience Quality Acknowledgement Ability to customize Respect for their time, intelligence, and priorities

Social Information Discovery

Disintermediation of Proprietary Databases

Limitations of Current Reference Models Library-centered Process dense Transaction-based Anonymous Unaccountable One at a time From scratch

Beyond the Right Answer to the Right Result Leverage library resources to Enable civilians to solve problems on their own terms for A reasonable investment of time, money, and effort.

Reference Deconstructed Intercept Triage Response Follow-up

Intercept At point of interest/need Integrated with other tasks Hip to hip “What can we do for you?” MLS not necessary

Triage How will answer be used? Chunk into increments as appropriate Match request to appropriate library service/resource MLS not necessary

Ready Response Directional How-to Referral MLS not necessary Symptomatic of need for system improvements: scripts, signage, automation, policy simplification

Upselling

Extended Response Consulting Review/update/enhance your work Research Coaching/training MLS desirable

New Relationship Peer-to-peer Shared control Iterative Inclusive Collaborative Transformative

How Do We Define Ourselves? InformationTransformation InstitutionInfrastructure AltruismReturn on Investment PastFuture FrillNecessity

Ask yourself… Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster? Is what I’m offering in demand in an age of abundance?

Library as a Tool for Self-Actualization

Lay Reference

Participatory Reference Work table rather than desk Layout, assemble, invite Show both information objects and relationships between them Save, revisit, and build upon previous collaborations

Follow-Up Did response meet expectations? Was response useful in specific circumstances? Would you use this service/consult this staff member again?

More Co-creation Less Desk-centricity

What Would Librarians Accomplish if We Didn’t Spend So Much Time on Desk

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