Multimedia food for thought
Some streaming programs for your enjoyment:
Cindy Hill, current president of SLA, speaking at SJSU on librarianship, core competencies and visibility: 56K or DSL (a little over an hour ... there may be 3 or so minutes of a Chinese-language feed at the beginning.)
and
Tuesday's Talk of the Nation segment on Google, including a portion devoted to Google, research and librarians. (around 45 minutes)