Comments on: Getting ‘em to use the tools http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/ Health Information | Geekery Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:42:02 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » Creating Passionate Users http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-1008 davidrothman.net » Blog Archive » Creating Passionate Users Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:33:58 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/#comment-1008 [...] In the post about getting ‘em to use the tools, I should have mentioned Creating Passionate Users. [...] [...] In the post about getting ‘em to use the tools, I should have mentioned Creating Passionate Users. [...]

]]> By: Jennifer http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-949 Jennifer Sat, 23 Sep 2006 22:34:30 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/#comment-949 David, thanks for pointing out your post. I had briefly looked it over, but needed to give it a more thorough read. I think you take a great approach - and your clinicians are very lucky to have you working so hard to get them to use new technologies. I definitely agree that people will use new technologies if they are easy to use and they provide a necessary service that can save time and/or money. You also make a very valid point about the need to explain new technologies in non-technological terms. People definitely tend to shy away from things that sound too technical. I hope that you will continue to post about your efforts to increase your library's visibility. David, thanks for pointing out your post. I had briefly looked it over, but needed to give it a more thorough read. I think you take a great approach – and your clinicians are very lucky to have you working so hard to get them to use new technologies. I definitely agree that people will use new technologies if they are easy to use and they provide a necessary service that can save time and/or money. You also make a very valid point about the need to explain new technologies in non-technological terms. People definitely tend to shy away from things that sound too technical. I hope that you will continue to post about your efforts to increase your library’s visibility.

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-895 David Rothman Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:56:54 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/#comment-895 Tobias, I'm really grateful that you took the time to share your thoughts in english- I was having very little success attempting a translation from German. Thanks so much! Tobias, I’m really grateful that you took the time to share your thoughts in english- I was having very little success attempting a translation from German. Thanks so much!

]]> By: Tobias Zeumer http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Tobias Zeumer Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:47:33 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/#comment-894 Hi, I just read your comment in the shoutbox (never thought anyone would really use it). I'm sorry, but I'm new to blogging and until now I missed the point of a pingback being handled automatically. I would have a hard time to put my whole entry into proper english, but I still want to thank you for this very interesting post. I'm currently studying LIS (Germany/Hamburg). In the last weeks I was thinking about the very question of your post being an essential problem for many (german) libraries. More specifically I think it <strong>will</strong> be a problem for them because for now they are even one step behind, lacking the awareness of new technologies and standards. This makes it a kind of revolutionary news if a library offers a newsfeed. I think another important factor ist that many libriaries/librarians here don't see themselves offering a service rather than just ressources. Ok, I think I'm getting to specifically. Also this is only my opinion (my impresssions) and I guess many people wouldn't agree with me on this ;) Furthermore this opinion does not apply to all libraries - at least not in all aspects. But the experience from my last two internships at least also often posed the question on how to "getting ‘em to use the tools". However, I really like your approach in this general matter. (Phew, I hope my english was not to amiss :)) Hi,
I just read your comment in the shoutbox (never thought anyone would really use it). I’m sorry, but I’m new to blogging and until now I missed the point of a pingback being handled automatically.

I would have a hard time to put my whole entry into proper english, but I still want to thank you for this very interesting post. I’m currently studying LIS (Germany/Hamburg). In the last weeks I was thinking about the very question of your post being an essential problem for many (german) libraries. More specifically I think it will be a problem for them because for now they are even one step behind, lacking the awareness of new technologies and standards. This makes it a kind of revolutionary news if a library offers a newsfeed. I think another important factor ist that many libriaries/librarians here don’t see themselves offering a service rather than just ressources.

Ok, I think I’m getting to specifically. Also this is only my opinion (my impresssions) and I guess many people wouldn’t agree with me on this ;)
Furthermore this opinion does not apply to all libraries – at least not in all aspects. But the experience from my last two internships at least also often posed the question on how to “getting ‘em to use the tools”.

However, I really like your approach in this general matter.

(Phew, I hope my english was not to amiss :) )

]]> By: Verweisungsform.de http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Verweisungsform.de Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:09:46 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2006/09/21/getting-em-to-use-the-tools/#comment-892 <strong>Getting ‘em to use the tools</strong> Die Headline des Blogeintrags von David Rothman gefällt mir und deswegen übernehme ich sie gleich mal. Abgesehen von der Frage, wie Bibliothekare/Bibliotheken (mehr) dazu zu bringen wären neuere Informationsmittel einzusetzen, hat mich ... Getting ‘em to use the tools

Die Headline des Blogeintrags von David Rothman gefällt mir und deswegen übernehme ich sie gleich mal.
Abgesehen von der Frage, wie Bibliothekare/Bibliotheken (mehr) dazu zu bringen wären neuere Informationsmittel einzusetzen, hat mich …

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