[WEB4LIB] Communication between Librarian & Webmaster?

[Nancy Wildin]

I wouldn't say the ball is entirely in the librarian's court to improve
the communication. Librarians and technical folks each have their own
forms of jargon and should understand that others may not be familiar with
job-specific types of verbal shorthand.  What it really boils down to is
offering respect for the complexities of other people's jobs.  

Many webmasters are also librarians and have an ear tuned in both
directions, plus antenna pointed towards the needs of organizational
PIO's.

Nancy Wildin
Seattle Public Library Web Office   

On Wed, 16 Sep 1998, A. Helfman wrote:

> 
> 	I've been asked to give a presentation at a local library conference in
> November, and I'm planning to address the question of how to improve
> communication and cooperation between librarians and webmasters. The first
> piece of advice that I would give is, "Learn the lingo!" (i.e., technical
> jargon), but I know that for many of the librarians in my audience, that
> will be an intimidating idea.  What other suggestions would you make?
> 
> 
> 
> Amy W. Helfman        Judaica Librarian         HUC-JIR, NY
> helfman at huc.edu              http://www.albany.edu/~helfman 
>