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Librarian or Radical Social Activist?

Last weekend began ALA’s Midwinter conference. Obviously, librarians (and others associated with the profession) got together to discuss the old and new topics of the profession – mostly old. But LIBRARYJOURNAL Online posted this on Saturday – ALA Midwinter 2012: … Continue reading

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21st Century Librarianship vs. The 1876 Special Report

As I was browsing through some library literature, I found myself confronted with The 1876 Special Report of Public Libraries in the United States of America, published by Department of The Interior, Bureau of Education, U.S. Government. If you’ve been … Continue reading

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ALA’s Backhanded Compliment to Librarians?

In the May-June issue of american libraries, Will Manley referred to library workers who are NOT “Movers and Shakers” as “plodders and toilers”. Hardly a flattering label for “the front-line grunts who make service happen”, and are supposedly his “professional … Continue reading

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21st Century Librarian Mindset

Last April I published the brief outline of what I called a 21st Century Mindset. It included simply the following four actions. It is one of those catchphrase things that is intended to inspire. I have it hanging close by … Continue reading

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Librarians and Integrity

I feel I must comment on the recent library blog topic regarding Netflix in libraries …., or, in my way of thinking, more broadly – librarian integrity. Meredith Farkas commented very perceptively on libraries using Netflix DVD commercial movies in … Continue reading

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