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Title:
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ATTITUDES OF LIBRARIANS TOWARDS EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES - EFFECTS OF A MULTILINEAR
SCENARIO |
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Author(s):
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Elke Brucker-Kley, Samuel Keller and Thomas Keller |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-47-4 |
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Editors:
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Piet Kommers, Inmaculada Arnedillo Sánchez and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2023 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Technology Assessment, Science Fiction Prototyping, Multilinear Storytelling, Field Study |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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85 |
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Last Page:
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94 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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A study examined the attitudes of 457 librarians in Germany and Switzerland towards emerging technologies that are likely
to change the face of their profession. A multilinear narrative enabled participants to live through the future with these
technologies. With their decisions, they could change the course and the end of the story. Before and after this intervention,
participants were surveyed online about their attitudes. The results show a clear gap between imaginability and desirability
of the technologies portrayed. The effect of the narrative is small but statistically relevant and shows a more differentiated
attitude of the participants. The use of multilinear narrative scenarios to trigger a discourse about the consequences of
digitalization on a profession can therefore be recommended. |
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