The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Technology Makes It Possible To Really Get To Know Faculty

March 21, 2008

Technology Makes It Possible To Really Get To Know Faculty

Professors of all ranks and disciplines are revealing personal information on public, national platforms: blogs, Web pages, social networking sites, even campus television. These days, the clues are usually digital and are broad invitations to get to know the person behind the Ph.D. While many professors have rushed to meet the age of social networking, there are some who think it is symptomatic of an unfortunate trend, that a professor’s job today is not just to impart knowledge, but to be an entertainer. Read more at:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/fashion/20professor.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

Mar 21, 2008 4:46:25 AM | Faculty

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