{"id":48534,"date":"2013-11-25T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=48534"},"modified":"2013-11-17T17:25:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T22:25:35","slug":"why-every-profession-needs-a-librarian-or-information-professional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=48534","title":{"rendered":"Why Every Profession Needs a Librarian or Information Professional"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Sara Dixon, Head Editor, INALJ Kansas<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Why Every Profession Needs a Librarian or Information Professional<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"Sara<\/a>**I do not usually take to ranting, especially online. This month, I make an exception.**<\/p>\n

This last week, as I was trying to change over my license and tags back to Kansas from Florida, I had what I imagine is a very common experience. You wait in line, next to several people in the same predicament as you. You\u2019ve all got your hair properly coiffed, makeup applied (if you\u2019re into that kind of thing), you\u2019ve worn the outfit that will accentuate your neck in the right way. And then it\u2019s finally your turn. You sit in the chair and lay out all the forms of ID you\u2019ve collected to prove you are who you say you are.\u00a0 Then INEVITABLY you find, oops, you\u2019ve forgotten something. It doesn\u2019t matter that you took time to carefully prepare everything before you left. So sorry, but you must try again.<\/p>\n

The frustration was multiplied because, the librarian in me had done all the research! I had looked online for ALL the things I would need. But the simple website for this rural office had very little pertinent information.\u00a0 There was no list of items needed for a driver\u2019s license or tags. But there was a phone number \u2013 so I called and obtained the information I thought I needed. I had it all: my passport, my lease agreement, my other forms of ID, my title, my VIN inspection to ensure my car was not stolen but rightfully paid for, and my proof of local insurance, and my checkbook to pay for all the fees. But the agency representative forgot to mention that they don\u2019t accept credit or debit cards, which I was able to anticipate, but what I didn\u2019t expect is that they would only accept LOCAL checks or cash. So I was turned away to try again the next day. I feel like people always complain about their experiences at the Department of Motor Vehicles. You know what they need? \u00a0They need a few Information Professionals to anticipate how people will look for the information they need and find the best way to put it out there. I realize I\u2019m grossly oversimplifying what we do, but you get what I\u2019m saying.<\/p>\n

So that got me to thinking, every profession could really use someone whose main purpose in life is to organize their information and repackage it in an easily digestible way for people. Many professions already do. We have law libraries, medical libraries, and even libraries for musical groups (Beatles and Grateful Dead to name a few). The world is a confusing place, and if we could utilize our info pros more to demystify it, why wouldn\u2019t we? I\u2019m probably preaching to the wrong group of people on this one, since you\u2019ve all probably had this epiphany at one point or another. Let\u2019s let our librarians and information professionals help us cut through the red tape and bureaucracy. But first we have to put them in place to do so. I\u2019m talking to you, DMV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Sara Dixon, Head Editor, INALJ Kansas Why Every Profession Needs a Librarian or Information Professional **I do not usually take to ranting, especially online. This month, I make an exception.** This last week, as I was trying to change over my license and tags back to Kansas from Florida, I had what I imagine…<\/p>\n

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