Dear Thomas et al,
No - you're not the only one.
I was just being interviewed by a library science student with regard to
my "take" on the future role of subject specialist librarians in an
everything-available-at-one's-fingertips digital world.
I told the student that I remain cautious on the reliability /
permanence of digital products. To me, they are merely "a blip in
cyberspace".
They seemingly exist at the whim of institutional / administrative
support, funding, popularity, etc.
Even mighty institutions can fail us, and I use the Getty and the
cessation of the BHA as a primary example.
Grrrrrrrrr.
Margaret
Thomas Hill wrote:
> Am I the only person who sees this as a very poor show on the part of
> the Getty?
>
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Anne Haas <[log in to unmask]
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> Is today really the last day we will be able to access this? It’s
> so hard to believe someone isn’t making just what is there now
> available at least til the end of the school year...
> Just thought someone out there in ARLIS land might have heard
> something..
>
> Anne
>
> /Anne B. Haas
> Art Librarian
> Bowdoin College
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