Comments on: View it any way you’d like… http://tametheweb.com/2009/12/08/view-it-any-way-youd-like/ Libraries, Technology and People by Michael Stephens Thu, 24 May 2012 02:45:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jen Waller http://tametheweb.com/2009/12/08/view-it-any-way-youd-like/comment-page-1/#comment-12596 Jen Waller Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:51:30 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=5753#comment-12596 I'm preaching to the choir here, but... Right on the heels of this post I read that AT&T is considering a pricing structure that would "penalize heavy data users." (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/12/att-says-it-hopes-to-start-charging-smartphone-customers-for-heavy-data-usage.html) At first glance it appears such a structure would punish the exact people you've posted about -- information creators and information seekers. So I would add, "Text" is changing. Is your service provider? I’m preaching to the choir here, but…

Right on the heels of this post I read that AT&T is considering a pricing structure that would “penalize heavy data users.” (http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/12/att-says-it-hopes-to-start-charging-smartphone-customers-for-heavy-data-usage.html) At first glance it appears such a structure would punish the exact people you’ve posted about — information creators and information seekers.

So I would add, “Text” is changing. Is your service provider?

]]> By: Michael http://tametheweb.com/2009/12/08/view-it-any-way-youd-like/comment-page-1/#comment-12582 Michael Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:21:23 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=5753#comment-12582 Brenda - absolutely! What a lovely term. :-) Brenda – absolutely! What a lovely term. :-)

]]> By: Brenda Chawner http://tametheweb.com/2009/12/08/view-it-any-way-youd-like/comment-page-1/#comment-12581 Brenda Chawner Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:20:26 +0000 http://tametheweb.com/?p=5753#comment-12581 Journalism schools have been teaching courses in 'convergent journalism' for a while. The basic idea is that a good journalist should no longer be focused on a specific medium (such as print, radio, or television), but be able to work interchangeably in *all* media. The traditional media formats are probably not going to vanish completely, but they will change in response to the new ones, which means that journalists will need new skills for the new environment. I've been wondering for a while if we need be more conscious of the need to have 'convergent librarians' who have the same mix of flexible skills, which seems to be part of what you're talking about here. Journalism schools have been teaching courses in ‘convergent journalism’ for a while. The basic idea is that a good journalist should no longer be focused on a specific medium (such as print, radio, or television), but be able to work interchangeably in *all* media. The traditional media formats are probably not going to vanish completely, but they will change in response to the new ones, which means that journalists will need new skills for the new environment.

I’ve been wondering for a while if we need be more conscious of the need to have ‘convergent librarians’ who have the same mix of flexible skills, which seems to be part of what you’re talking about here.

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