Saturday, May 31, 2008

Technical Services as ER - TV metaphors for Libraries

I was pleased to see such a fun and creative video done about Technical Services: http://www.ahml.info/vlog/default.asp?ID=49

The analogy of an emergency room is an interesting one and makes me wonder what might apply for other library service videos, such as; reference, instruction, circulation, etc.

CSI maybe an ideal TV expression of our roles in reference and instruction; I mention that because Kim Davies Hoffman and other librarians, working with the Education department at Geneseo chose CSI as a theme for a very successful instruction program with high school students last summer. http://library.geneseo.edu/~kdhoffman/YoungScholarsAcademy.htm

Anyone have other ideas from TV might work for our roles, teaching, services, etc.?

Best wishes, Cyril

1 comment:

Cyril Oberlander said...

Speaking of videos, I love the one created by the Library of Virginia as a summer public notice to visit the library: http://www.youtube.com/user/LibraryofVa