Typo of the Day, highlighting one word each day from the list of thousands found by the members of the forum LIBTYPOS-L. More information about Terry Ballard’s typographical errors in library databases project can be found on his website.
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October 20th, 2006 at 12:01
[...] It’s not exactly a typo, but I think Brian has a great point about being aware of our image and what we, as professionals representing an institution, present to the world. An offhand comment about a book or politics or religion, a joke, a low-cut shirt, a comment about another patron, etc – any and all of that is noticed by patrons all the time, and could very dramatically affect their library use, or at least from which library staff they feel comfortable seeking help. [...]