[Publib] Librarian Stereotyping

[Judy Anderson]

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campy, but that's half the fun.)


Judy Anderson
Oregon
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>From: Joe Schallan <jbsphx at cox.net>
>Reply-To: jbsphx at cox.net
>To: publib at webjunction.org
>Subject: Re: [Publib] The Death of Reference / Librarian Stereotyping
>Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:48:25 -0700
>
>---- Ben Schapiro <bschapiro at webrary.org> wrote:
>
> > This might make a good performance review
> > indicator:  'How big is your cult?"  "By what percentage has it grown
> > in the last year?"
>
>I hate performance reviews and find them counterproductive on several 
>levels, but this is a GREAT idea!
>
> >   And gee get over the stereotype.  If you want to change it create a
> > new one more to your liking so that the old one is seen as an
> > anachronism.  Giving up one of the really positive aspects of the
> > current stereotype just to shock some dweebs in the media seems worse
> > than counterproductive.  Ok, Keillor isn't a dweeb, but still.
>
>Actually, I wasn't being serious. (sigh)
>
>-- Joe Schallan
>    Phoenix
>
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