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cybrarian, n.
Brit. |sʌɪˈbrɛːrɪən|, U.S. |saɪˈbrɛriən|
[Blend of cyber- comb. form and librarian n. Compare slightly later cybrary n.]
A person who is practised at finding information on the Internet on behalf of others, or who compiles or administers a library of reference material online.
1991Updated BOF Schedule for San Francisco USENIX Conference in comp.org.usenix (Usenet newsgroup) 31 Dec. Cybrarians: WAIS/Archivists. 1992Online (Nexis) Nov. 14 In addition to developing a hardcopy collection, she is building a library in cyberspace. Members of the HIT Lab fondly refer to her as the ‘information goddess’ and ‘cybrarian’. 1996Guardian 18 Apr. (Online section) 4/5 And where UK Online and Europe Online employ editors, Planet Internet has ‘cybrarians’ to help people get the most from the Net. 2001F. Popcorn & A. Hanft Dict. Future 300 Cybrarians will have to learn new techniques for mapping and monitoring the unruly Internet. |