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Hi. My name is Jessamyn West and I'll be your librarian today. I work in rural Vermont as a library consultant and also am a moderator at MetaFilter.com. My personal blog is at jessamyn.com. Feel free to contact me if you have questions or comments.
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November 13th, 2009 at 6:40
Have you heard about this Purdue librarian?
News brief:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/11/13/purdue
His blog: (warning, uber-conservative)
http://townhall.com/youropinion/comments.aspx?g=4f722e21-4188-418c-b4ef-c9d26e7e7f4a
Everyone is entitled to their freedom of speech – sure – but I want to know how this particular librarian is going to serve patrons who have questions about content areas he disagrees with! Or if he will steer them towards materials that support his perspectives!??