[WEB4LIB] Re: Communication between Librarian & Webmaster?

[Kathy Murray]

I agree with Nancy.  Another suggestion would be to read/scan computer
journals.  That way the librarian can begin to pick up the jargon, see
what's new and maybe think about what changes are coming down the road.

It's been my experience that once a librarian knows enough of the techy
jargon, they become the interpreter for many others in their
organization.  We (librarians) are often more able/willing to figure out
what the question really is and then run "interference".  Just my $0.2!

Kathy Murray
afktm at uaa.alaska.edu

Nancy Wildin wrote:
> 
> 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
> >