[Publib] 2.0: It cheapens us, it cheapens everyone

[Michael]

My personal take is.. I've opted to be vocal about the weaknesses I see in
Wikipedia and similar online efforts, and to NOT participate. I wouldn't
have said "cheapens," personally, but I know what Joe is getting at. Chasing
the latest technological whizbang without applying our own professional
standards for authority, credibility, quality, and so on to it is not
helping our profession, or our patrons who rely on us. So, in that sense,
the bandwagon effect applies. We are probably all somewhat "guilty" of
2.0-ism, but like many savvy souls on the Internet, it's a good time before
the logs are all burned to step back and say, what are we doing here?

My $.02 won't even coffee..

For Friday, will Joe write something about Super Bowl mania in Phoenix? :)

Best,
DrWeb aka Michael
drweb at san.rr.com

On Jan 31, 2008 10:55 AM, K.G. Schneider <kgs at bluehighways.com> wrote:

>
> On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:46:57 -0500, "Kathleen Stipek" <kstipek at aclib.us>
> said:
> > While I think that there can be some use for wikis and similar
> > technological resources both for librarians and the general public, I
> > have some of Joe's reservations about accuracy and authority in
> > information resources.  Right now, we can't tell who is contributing to
> > Wikipedia or any other wiki.  There may be a way to chase down the
> > information on somebody's screen name to find out if this person knows
> > what he's talking about, but the ordinary patron hasn't got time for it.
>
> This is a valid problem but is not adequate for supporting the broader
> argument that 2.0 "cheapens" us.
>
> A number of people (including me) have written at length about
> Wikipedia's problems. As Kathleen says, we need to participate. We have
> not been loud enough in this conversation. For a really good discussion
> about the role of expertise, see Liz Lawley's talk to Google:
>
> http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ctyi98ruvzY
>
> Karen G. Schneider
>
>
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