“7. Librarians: A Keystone Species
In this chapter, we recount our anthropological studies of reference librarians, some of our favorite people. We discuss the hidden work they do, and we show how they are a “keystone species” in many of today's information ecologies. We feel librarians are more needed than ever as the volume and diversity of information on the Internet grows.”
The above is from a book called Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart by Bonnie A. Nardi and Vicki L. O'Day, courtesy of Steven Vore. I'll be adding it to The Shifted Reading List, too. It's just waiting for an intrepid blogger: The Keystone Librarian. [The Shifted Librarian]