Electronic Information: the Role Librarian Can Play

CONCLUSION:
In conclusion, librarians have historically been the experts in locating, evaluating and making information available to the public. We have moved from books and print materials to individual
databases with single search engines towards the open environment of the World Wide Web.
Librarians are the most appropriate professionals to lead the team of people in finding the answers to the challenges we are facing in the digital environments of electronic information and the Internet. We have always been the experts at teaching people how to use the tools to locate that information regardless of format. We are the most effective searchers and researchers and our basic role of teaching those skills has not changed. The technology and varied format of information is changing and making new demands on our profession. In this fast-paced world it is important that we change with the changing roles and challenges.
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