Yesterday I began my research for this week's discussion concerning the term "library" and whether it is outdated. This led me to research all sorts of issues about the merging of the internet and the traditional library. This time, in analyzing the term, I decided to do some research on mission statements.
I searched online for the USF libraries mission statement and found only one for the office of undergraduate research. No good.
More searching kept leading me back to the libraries home page where the picture of "Dr. Drew", an SLIS graduate, kept flashing before me in the "Ask A Librarian" box. Many regional libraries have this feature but I did not know it was an IM/Chat function(almost like buying insurance or a new cell phone).
I was instantly connected to "Renee". I asked her if the USF libraries mission statement was online. Within two minutes the webpage with the mission statement popped up before my eyes. It was amazing! I thanked Renee. She asked me if there was anything else she could do for me and responded "no". That was it.
This was a great example of why librarians are not obsolete. With more information on the internet, it is necessary to have someone guide you in the right direction. That's why librarians are "the best search engines."
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