If someone thinks libraries are antiquated and are no longer useful then they are just plain ignorant. They really have no idea.
I'm home and I'm using online resources from my library at this very moment. I use online library resources about 20-30 hours per week.
I regularly send off emails and notes of appreciation for their services they offer. I've also established a relationship with IT in several libraries as a go to person when they need an external check on a service that I regularly use (EZProxy issues usually). Why do I do that? It's actually completely selfish of me. I want them to know that the esoteric and underused databases that they are subscribing to are in fact being used and offering aid diagnosing helps uptime. I was actually told that they were going to unsubscribe to my favourite portion of a database because they didn't think anyone was using it!
I made a random comment to a librarian about a year ago. She started showing me their subscription databases and in 10 minutes I was hooked.
I'm home and I'm using online resources from my library at this very moment. I use online library resources about 20-30 hours per week.
I regularly send off emails and notes of appreciation for their services they offer. I've also established a relationship with IT in several libraries as a go to person when they need an external check on a service that I regularly use (EZProxy issues usually). Why do I do that? It's actually completely selfish of me. I want them to know that the esoteric and underused databases that they are subscribing to are in fact being used and offering aid diagnosing helps uptime. I was actually told that they were going to unsubscribe to my favourite portion of a database because they didn't think anyone was using it!
I made a random comment to a librarian about a year ago. She started showing me their subscription databases and in 10 minutes I was hooked.
Librarians are so god damn helpful.