Will Computers Replace Librarians?

I say yes only when the day that a computer can think like a human, have emotions like a human, and talk like a human, and then it is the day that the computers replace librarians.  However, librarians will not be the only profession in danger if such scenario happens.  The fact is that computer is a tool.  It assists human being to accomplish complicated tasks, but it cannot take over the tasks by themselves.  For example, a computer can create a concordance but not an index.  Listing words in alphabetical order is not an index.  An index is created with the understanding of the material or concept of the material in mind.  Indexers can sort through humor, figure of speech, puns, or abstract logics.  A computer cannot appreciate art although it can describe it by its physical form.  It’s all about the aboutness!  Analytical thinking and abstract thinking are still required human intervention.  Let’s remember that in the year 2008 computer is still a tool not a human being.