[Publib] CNN on Libraries, Librarianship and Libraries 2.0

Fri Sep 4 13:21:28 EDT 2009

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Kathi

--- On Fri, 9/4/09, Lisa Guidarini <lguidarini at aapld.org> wrote:

> From: Lisa Guidarini <lguidarini at aapld.org>
> Subject: RE: [Publib] CNN on Libraries, Librarianship and Libraries 2.0
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> Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 11:51 AM
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> roughly the figure my Master’s
> in Library Studies will have cost me once I get my diploma
> at the end of this
> semester. My salary at the library will go higher than that
> figure once I’m
> a librarian, but I know this group is sympathetic to how
> stories like this
> frustrate and frighten me. Minus taxes, it’ll take a
> few years to recoup
> my grad school investment, then start turning a
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> be in the workforce for at least
> another 25 years in order to get ready for retirement (and
> hopefully between my
> salary and my husband’s have something left to will
> our kids and/or
> potential grandkids). And I’d like to retire when
> I’m young enough
> to still get out and do things. When I read things like
> this – though I
> know they’re exaggerated for effect – it makes
> my blood run cold. 
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> librarians don’t seem to
> take any of this seriously – at least not that
> I’ve seen. Here on
> this list, yes. We’re very broad spectrum and look at
> the big picture. I
> don’t want to be a reactionary, but when CNN puts
> something like this out
> there how many people read it and believe it? The general
> public needs to feel
> the library’s here to stay. If it gets in their heads
> we’re not,
> that could be a bad thing. 
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> degree. We have three kids to put through for at least
> their undergrad degrees,
> and they’ll probably need a Master’s, as well.
> Our daughter –
> and oldest child – wants to be a psychologist (at
> least she thinks so now
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> needs at least a
> Master’s. We can’t be expected to pay full
> price for advanced
> degrees, but I know we’ll wind up advancing her some
> of it. That times
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> I’m in this profession
> for the love of it, but I know we’re not paid what we
> deserve. It’s
> a travesty. 
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> Guidarini 
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> Algonquin
> Area Public Library District 
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> publib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Toby
> Greenwalt
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> September 04, 2009
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> To: Jillian
> Lashmett
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> Cc:
> publib at webjunction.org
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> Subject: Re:
> [Publib] CNN on
> Libraries, Librarianship and Libraries
> 2.0 
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> one of the people
> interviewed for the article, I had a feeling that was the
> angle the reporter
> was shooting for right out of the gate. He asked me at
> least 5 times if books
> were vanishing, and every time I told him "no." 
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> Our book circulation is up nearly 25% over last year. Our
> book discussion
> groups all have waiting lists. A recent Yelp reviewer
> noted: "My God,
> there were people there reading books! [...] There were
> people of all ages
> reading all types of materials at 9:30 in the
> morning." Books are our
> business, and business is very good. 
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> Books certainly aren't going away, nor are they in
> direct opposition to
> technology. I am somewhat disappointed that the ideas were
> reduced through such
> a filter, but I think ultimately it helps to raise our
> awareness. 
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> Toby Greenwalt
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> Virtual Services Coordinator, Skokie Public
> Library 
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> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Jillian
> Lashmett <jlashmet at cumberland.lib.nc.us>
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> to the doomsday (and I
> agree oversimplified and biased) tone of the CNN
> article, this photo slide
> show that accompanies an article in the NYT shows people
> reading on the subway.
> What you will note is that not one person in these pictures
> is reading from
> a Sony Reader or Kindle or any kind of other
> electronic device--they are
> holding paper in their hands. If people in the big
> city still like to hold
> books in their hands when they have all of the technology
> available, then we
> aren't totally lost.  
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> http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/09/06/nyregion/20090906-reading-ss_index.html
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> Jillian Lashmett, Librarian I,
> I&R 
> Cumberland
>  County Public Library & Information
>  Center Headquarters
> Library
> 300 Maiden Lane
>  Fayetteville , NC
>  28301-5000 Phone (910) 483-7727 ext
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>  jlashmet at cumberland.lib.nc.us
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> From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org
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> To: gary at resourceshelf.com
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> Cc: publib at webjunction.org
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> Subject: Re:
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> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:26 AM, gary 
> price <gary at freepint.com>
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> CNN
> is running a lengthy
> post today about the current state/future of libraries and
> librarianship
> including a section titled Library 2.0. We've posted
> highlights and a link to
> the full text on ResourceShelf.
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> http://bit.ly/12kFbt
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> -- 
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>  Gary D. Price,
> MLIS
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> Librarian
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> Director of Online Information Resources, Ask.com
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> Editor, ResourceShelf and DocuTicker
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> Gary Price Library Research and Internet Consulting
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