Liveblogging the WebWise 2009 Social Media Conference: Part II

Next up: R. David Lankes, Director of the Information Institute of Syracuse U.

I hope that he doesn't talk about Reference Extract too much. It's a current project of his that is attracting attention in the library world as an attempt to create a librarian/information professional mediated alternative to Google, also known as a "credibility engine". My personal opinion is that any attempt by academic librarianship to build an alternative to Google is Quixotic, at best. However, David is also an acknowledged expert on virtual reference, so hopefully the talk will concentrate on that aspect of library services.