[WEB4LIB] Re: In defense of stupid users

[Drew, Bill]

It was Roy Tennant.  I don't remember the exact quote either.  Maybe Roy
can give it to us. 

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> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Hester, Mary
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 1:15 PM
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> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: In defense of stupid users
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> Somewhere I read/heard a comment that I have tried to keep in mind. 
> 
> Only librarians enjoy looking for information.  Everyone else 
> just wants
> to be able to use the information and would really prefer that it was
> just handed to them.
> 
> I can't tell you the source or even the exact quote but it is 
> something
> we need to remember.
> 
> Mary 
> hesterm at bartonccc.edu
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2005 11:52 AM
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> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: In defense of stupid users
> 
> Frankly, its not "stupid users" that are the problem.  Its librarians
> that just don't get it about users wanting to find information not
> wanting to search.  My first search tool of choice is usually Google.
> 
> Bill Drew
> drewwe at morrisville.edu
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