http://tametheweb.com/2007/11/19/the-technology-storm/ Libraries, Technology and People Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:54:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://tametheweb.com/2007/11/19/the-technology-storm/#comment-499 Jeff Mon, 19 Nov 2007 15:55:14 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/wordpress/?p=573#comment-499 For webpages, a Content Management System has made it easier for non-technical people to put their information up. You can convince any IT staff by stating, "I will stop bugging you about updating the webpage if you implement this." Many will give in. Generally, the IT perspective is to protect and a librarians's perspective is to provide access. The trick is to be able to demonstrate how these items work and to show them it isn't so scary. You get some wins and some losses, but that is the start of changing perspectives. Do they believe in what you are doing? For webpages, a Content Management System has made it easier for non-technical people to put their information up. You can convince any IT staff by stating, “I will stop bugging you about updating the webpage if you implement this.” Many will give in. Generally, the IT perspective is to protect and a librarians’s perspective is to provide access. The trick is to be able to demonstrate how these items work and to show them it isn’t so scary. You get some wins and some losses, but that is the start of changing perspectives. Do they believe in what you are doing?

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