Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Systems overload
For me, this week has been full of excitement in the world of technology systems. Between work and school, one would think that databases, software, and information systems are my best friends. I think if I calculated the amount of time I spend using technology systems one would have to agree that it far outweighs the time I spend on anything else. So, if this is the case, why do I still feel like I have such little grasp on the world of technology and the systems involved. I was thinking about this last night while I looked around my room, where I do NOT have a computer. As looked at the books in my room, I realized I am not much of a tech person at heart. This does not mean that I am uncomfortable with technology or have a dislike for it, I just don't get too excited about jumping into it and studying the finer points of the art. I wonder if there is a place for people like me who see its value and work with it regularly; but just don't have a strong desire to transform themselves into a tech junkie. I think one of the things I have learned and get a bit more excited about is the wonderful advantages some of the new technologies out there can add for collaboration in any field of study. Also for librarians, we need to be focused on best serving our communities and getting the information to them in the most user friendly and efficient manner possible. I guess this semester I have been bombarded at work and school with new technologies and systems; maybe I was just fighting the inevitable by not being as open to technology as I should have been earlier. I'll probably be better off once the dust clears a bit, I just feel like I'm in the middle of it right now.
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3 comments:
I think you're feeling what most of the class may be feeling right now and that's natural. As for preferring books to technology I think that's great. One of my goals is to give people who will not be responsible for directly managing technology a greater understanding of what it is about.
I feel the same way you do - I am not a tech person at heart. Of all the things that excite me in life dealing with technology does not do it for me. Yet, here I am in school for library and information science. It is the nature of the beast. I like to think of it as living on the edge. When I stand back to look at my big picture of the world I see us moving into greater expansion of technology. So, here I am learning what I can to stay in the game.
While I see myself as being more of a tech person "at heart" than some, I cannot embrace technology without asking "How does it benefit the needy? What must I give up -- time, money, energy -- in order to gain the promised benefit?" Be true to yourself, and critical of any distractions of any kind, technology or otherwise. =-)
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