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Sorry about the empty message, I got interupted and sent it afterward without adding content. Discovery services are like any other database and their use involves Boolean algebra skills. Boolean algebra search skills are foreign to most students I have encountered and many teachers have little skill in using and teaching Boolean algebra search skills as well. In addition to structuring a search well, there is also the skill of finding the vocabulary that best surrounds the topic about which information is being sought. Most students have no idea how to do this. One also can increase sales by approaching students to let them know you can help when they need to find sources on a topic they must write a paper about. In short, I think databases inncluding discovery services have increased my reference question count immensely over the days when we had print indexes and card catalogs. There is much to teach in the process that one must follow to get from planning a search and putting it online to sitting and reading the books and articles the search has found. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [log in to unmask] http://workface.com/e/daviddillard Net-Gold https://groups.io/g/Net-Gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html https://groups.io/org/groupsio/Net-Gold/archives http://net-gold.3172864.n2.nabble.com/ Temple University and Google Sites Research Guides AND Discussion Group Directory http://tinyurl.com/ngda2hk OR https://sites.google.com/site/researchguidesonsites/ RESEARCH PAPER WRITING http://guides.temple.edu/research-papers EMPLOYMENT http://guides.temple.edu/employment-guide INTERNSHIPS http://guides.temple.edu/employment-internships HOSPITALITY http://guides.temple.edu/hospitality-guide DISABILITIES AND EMPLOYMENT http://guides.temple.edu/c.php?g=134557 INDOOR GARDENING https://groups.io/g/indoor-gardening Educator-Gold http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/ K12ADMINLIFE http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/ PUBLIC HEALTH RESOURCES INCLUDING EBOLA http://guides.temple.edu/public-health-guide STATISTICS SOURCES RESEARCH GUIDE http://guides.temple.edu/statistics-sources Social Work and Social Issues Discussion Group https://groups.io/g/social-work Tourism Discussion Group https://groups.io/g/Tourism Digital Scholarship Discussion Group https://groups.io/g/DigitalScholarship/threads https://listserv.temple.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DIGITAL-SCHOLARSHIP https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/digital-scholarship/info https://digitalscholarshipandscholarlypublication.wordpress.com/ Copyright Research Guide Copyright, Intellectual Property and Plagiarism Sources http://guides.temple.edu/copyright-plagiarism Fair Use http://guides.temple.edu/fair-use Blog https://educatorgold.wordpress.com/ Articles by David Dillard https://sites.google.com/site/daviddillardsarticles/ Information Literacy (Russell Conwell Guide) http://tinyurl.com/78a4shn SPORT-MED https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/ http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html On Wed, 9 Nov 2016, Brian Baker wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Okay, maybe I am just paranoid, but it seems to me that the wonder of the Discovery Services, and they are wondrous, is a potential job killer for librarians. > > Am I wrong here? > > Talk me down if you can. > > Brian > > Brian L. Baker, MLS, JD > Medical Librarian, Medical Library > ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4408-6515 > > [cid:PAWXCRTHRVUE.IMAGE_1.png] > > 9300 Valley Children's Place | MS - GE12 | Madera, CA 93636 > D: (559) 353-6170 | C: (559) 960-7374 | F: (559) 353-6176 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> > If it takes you more than 10 minutes to find anything, you are wasting time. Contact the Medical Library. Finding what you need, no matter how obscure, is what we do. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > This E-mail and any of its attachments may contain Valley Children's Healthcare proprietary information, which is privileged, confidential, or subject to copyright belonging to Valley Children's. This E-mail is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this E-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying, or action taken in relation to the contents of and attachments to this E-mail is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this E-mail and any printout. >