[Publib] A sad (sorry) state of affairs in Wisconsin

[Paul Ericsson]

Well said.

Thanks for the comments.

Paul Ericsson



At 12:17 PM 2/26/2008, BStorck at aol.com wrote:
>Those library staff members are facing many of the same problems 
>others face all over the country. We have long touted the idea that 
>as Librarians we are "professionals".  It is up to us to prove that. 
>How many Librarians look like lawyers, CPAs, architects - how many 
>dress like those other professionals? How many belong to civic and 
>service organizations where they mix and mingle and get involved in 
>such programs and activities? How many have made themselves an 
>integral and valuable part of the intellectual lives of their 
>communities? How many are referred to by their local Chambers of 
>Commerce as "their" Librarians with a capital L? No one is 
>indispensable - but we should try to make it very hard to part with us!
>  All professions have their jargon, their tools of the trade - we 
> have ours as well. Of course we are the only ones who give 
> everything we know away so we have to work twice as hard to prove 
> our value - free is not easily measured in terms of "Value".
>We tell grad students - stand up, speak up, look the role. If our 
>profession is to survive it is up to you - and to all of us.
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>Bernadette R. Storck
>4106 Pine Lake Lane #101
>Tampa, FL 33618-8656
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