From an in-class discussion today…
My group’s prompt was
As a librarian, you have the tasks of cataloging, tagging, shelving, and acquiring books and other artifacts (tapes, software, maps, etc.). Are you organizing data, information, knowledge, or wisdom? Create a “cocktail talk” description of what you do without using the words books, library, documents, texts, story, volumes, shelves, materials, manuscript, file, tome, resources, or equipment.
Our answer:
We are information professionals; our job is organizing information and imparting knowledge to users. Using whatever mediums or tools are appropriate, we equip patrons by giving them tools to seek the path to wisdom and enlightenment.