Wahoo! Way to go, Lee!! Some university web sites have a whole list of info to
which the Bush administration has denied access! RAL
Lee Sorensen wrote:
> And while we're at it, perhaps we could remind Laura that her husband has
> revoked public view of Reagan's presidential papers and moved his
> gubernatorial papers to a greatly inaccessible site--the latter violating
> Texas state policy. Not a very nice thing for a librarian's husband to do.
>
> Pass me another pretzel, Laur!
>
> Lee R. Sorensen
> Librarian for Art, Architecture, Photography and Dance
> Box 90727
> Lilly Library
> Duke University
> Durham, NC 27708-0727
>
> v. 919/660-5994 f.919/660-5999
> www.lib.duke.edu/lilly/artsearch/home.htm
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ray Anne Lockard
> Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 11:28 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] librarian shortage press release
>
> Yes, a letter from the BOARD is an excellent idea!! I think ARL, ALA, SLA,
> MLA,
> and others should also write letter to Mrs. Bush. I also think individuals'
> input would be valauable and I am composing my letter today.
>
> Ray Anne Lockard
>
> Joan Benedetti wrote:
>
> > Ellen Chapman took the words right out of my mouth. With populations and
> > nos. of new library buildings increasing nationwide, where did they think
> the
> > next generation of librarians would come from after the library schools
> were
> > closed? Perhaps those who thought the new technologies would bring about
> > the death of books also thought they would make librarians obsolete? And
> > Paula Hardin, Shannon Van Kirk, and Moira Steven are also right about
> > librarians' salaries. Perhaps a letter could be sent from the ARLIS/NA
> Board
> > expressing thanks to Laura Bush for her support AND suggesting these
> other,
> > perhaps more subtle (!!), issues? Nothing is new under the sun. The
> library
> > schools that survive need more funding AND the value of librarians needs
> to
> > be made more clear. That is an old story that apparently needs to be told
> > over and over again. I think that ALA does educate politicians (out of
> its
> > Washington office) but perhaps they don't make it clear how diverse
> > librarianship is (culturally, institutionally, and in terms of subject
> > matter). It wouldn't hurt for Mrs. Bush (an ex-school librarian) to hear
> > from organizations such as ARLIS/NA, SLA--and VRA.
> >
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> Ray Anne Lockard, Head Librarian
> Frick Fine Arts Library
> University of Pittsburgh
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> "A book should be a ball of light in one's hands."
> Ezra Pound
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Ray Anne Lockard, Head Librarian
Frick Fine Arts Library
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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Fax: 412-648-7568
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"A book should be a ball of light in one's hands."
Ezra Pound
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