21st Century Librarianship

Via Matt, this "Long Live the Librarian" blog article in which the author reminds us why librarians aren't needed, and why they are. On the latter topic:

Librarians, after all, have a lot going for them:

• They are trained in critical analysis of good information.
• They have experience in filtering and searching information.
• They are employed (read: paid) to work with information.
• They have access to more information than simply what’s online.
• They know how to work with people and ideas at the same time.