I needed to look for a podcast which dealt with the area of Librarianship that I wanted to focus on. I did a Google search and ended up at the website for Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in Britain. On their site they state their mission as "to provide world-class leadership in the innovative use of [Information and Communications Technology] to support education and research" and they have a wide variety of information helping people do just that.
One of their podcasts had to do with the "Google Generation" and if those who have grown up in a digital age were actually the best able to use the web, especially for education and research purposes. It deals with the impatience of those in the generation and need for instant gratification without the knowledge of the best tools. It talks about a report which has come out recently and I highly agree with many of their findings. You can view it at:
'The Google Generation' - myth or reality?
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/01/podcast26googlegeneration.aspx
This podcast states the Librarians will be more important than ever! It also gives an idea of how the Library will be so important. It is easy to take what is said straight into the Library, especially ones found in an academic setting.
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