I agree with Dan. Why doesn't some enterprising art librarian with a studio
background design an ACTION art librarian doll? A sure fire fund raiser at an
ARLIS/NA conference. Ray Anne
"Nolting, Dan" wrote:
> I find this disturbing. Sure, there are more damaging stereotypes out
> there -- many damaging to the core of mortal sin, but C'MON! How many
> people must to continue to drown in this gulf created by the gap between
> information providers ("Bill Gates") and Librarians ("shhhh")!?!?
>
> [log in to unmask]
> Daniel Lincoln Nolting, MFA, MS-LIS
> Head of Technical Services, Jennie King Mellon Library
> Chatham College, Pittsburgh, PA 15232
> USA 412-365-1243 fax: 412-365-1465
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kathy Zimon [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 12:27 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] Celebrity Librarian
>
> There was an item about this also in the Seattle paper at:
> http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/135224851_librarian10.ht
> ml
> At any rate, it is an interesting addition to previous discussions on
> this
> list about the 'image' of librarians.
>
> Kathy Zimon
> Co-Editor, Art Documentation
> ARLIS/NA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Leigh Gates
> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 7:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARLIS-L] Celebrity Librarian
>
> Check out an article at the New York Times this morning, "A Librarian
> is Making a Big Noise":
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/books/09LIBR.html
>
> Not to belittle Ms. Pearl's considerable accomplishments, but in my
> opinion, an art librarian would have made a more fashionable,
> attractive and lively action doll...
> --
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> Leigh Gates, Slide Librarian
> MacLean Visual Resources Center, Ryerson Library
> The Art Institute of Chicago
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