In one of my favorite movies, Desk Set, Katharine Hepburn’s character, a whip-smart librarian, faces off with the EMERAC computer that Spencer Tracy is bringing in to replace her and her staff.  (She does short circuit the computer by befuddling it, by the way.) The movie has been on my mind lately in relation to an ongoing  discussion about the future of libraries.   And particularly what this film reminds me of is the ongoing tension/missed opportunities between librarians and tech staff. I know there are many instances […]