Librarians, the new Google?

Finally, someone get's it. Someone recognizes that the Internet is just one of many information tools, and all the Googles, Yahoos and AskJeeves in the world can't compete with the ulimate search engine - the librarian.

Over the summer an RN from the ED came to the library asking for information on a topic. He had spent over two hours trying to locate said information. I was able to locate exactly what he needed, print some of it off the computer, pull some of it off the shelf and copy it and run it back to the ED in 10 minutes. That day, he and his collegues had their epiphany. They are experts at caring for patients. Librarians are experts at locating and evaluating information. The library is now a formal member of the emergency hazmat team.

So, have you hugged your librarian today?