Does the latest Library Journal editorial regarding the Gorman v Bloggers melee just read like so much celebrity gossip? It mentions that half the emails he received were pseudonymous. I agree that it’s often a good idea to send both critique and compliments under your own name. However, let’s just remember that while Michael Gorman’s views may not “represent the official positions of either ALA or California State University Fresno” as LJ patronizingly reminds us, he’ll still be reading our responses as a person who occupies both of those roles. The Free Range Librarian is also unimpressed.
if at first you don’t succeed
Bernie Sanders — my rep in Congress — has reintroduced the Freedom to Read Protection Act. Learn more about this legislation at the Campaign for Reader Privacy site. Don’t forget what happened last time, get started advocating for this one early. [lisnews]
librarians are cool about copyright … or aren’t they?
A quick back and forth over at Copyfight concerning the much touted NYPL Digital Archives. Taking images that are in the public domain, and then restricting their use … isn’t that sort of uncool, and unnecessary?
hi – 12mar
I’m starting a list on my site of new library blogs I find in my day to day surfing. I’ll do some sort of linkdump to the rss feed from time to time, but for now the last ten library blogs I’ve seen and liked will be here on the sidebar.
ask TangognaT “do I need an MLIS?”
This is a question I get a lot here, ably answered by TangognaT. Man, is everyone using WordPress nowadays?