{"id":658,"date":"2008-03-29T18:01:31","date_gmt":"2008-03-30T00:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/outsidecat.com\/wordvehicle\/archives\/658"},"modified":"2008-03-29T18:01:31","modified_gmt":"2008-03-30T00:01:31","slug":"this-is-how-we-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/outsidecat.com\/wordvehicle\/archives\/658","title":{"rendered":"This is how we roll."},"content":{"rendered":"

If you haven’t heard of Radical Reference<\/a>, it’s a group of librarians dedicated to providing information and supporting social justice. The thing that appeals most to me about the organization is the event-based work they do. The whole thing started with the 2004 Republican National Convention, where a group of librarians provided assistance to demonstrators (you can read more on their ‘about’ page).<\/p>\n

I can just imagine being at a big group gathering, providing any information I can to whomever walks up to me. I suppose one interpretation of the ‘radical reference’ term is that it’s no-holds-barred, street reference. I figured the librarians would have to do some research beforehand to be as well-versed as possible, then use their wits to answer questions. Perhaps they could be in cell-phone connection to people at home in front of computers to answer more detailed questions.<\/p>\n

Yesterday it occurred to me that with an iPhone, I can provide answers to practically any reference question, on the fly. The thought gave me (good) chills.<\/p>\n