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I think that is a great idea, since we certainly won't see any changes on the institutional level w/o some sort of "united front". What this "front" would look like however I'm not sure. Since we occupy vastly diverse institutional and political settings, I don't think any sort of librarians' "union" in the traditional sense would do us much good. Letters to Mrs. Bush are also a good idea. I can't imagine a better advocate for librarians right now, provided she is willing to take on our cause. Personally, I think our main problem stems from a lack of self-promotion. I think that Americans for the most part have a positive view of and respect for librarians, but the "general public" still knows next to nothing about what we do. Also under the rubric of self-promotion lies another problem

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