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July 11, 2006
Another professional librarian speaks out
In the past few weeks I have been receiving letters from senior professional librarians expressing their agreement with my views about the state of the library service and, by and large, with my proposals for improvement. I have included extracts from some on this blog.
So far people have asked to remain anonymous, quite understandably, as they fear for their jobs and their income (as I should have done a long time ago). However, of course, it will help others to express the same view when these comments are made openly and the discussion becomes a practical pursuit.
Last night I was sent a copy of an article on its way to the trade newspapers in which a senior librarian has expressed views very similar to mine and also bravely proposed that it is time for the profession to address some of the real problems faced by the library service rather than submit to the cheery propaganda of those in denial. This article carries the name of the librarian and I am very grateful to him and have promised to do all I can to respond to his call.
I would be very happy to participate in a seminar of senior librarians, if someone will pay, and if the group are prepared to commit to change. In my view we need to do this within days or weeks, not months,- as I explained in my entry yesterday about budgeting properly for 2007/8.
Posted by Perkins at July 11, 2006 9:31 AM
Comments
When you say ' a seminar ' - where and for how many and lasting how long ?
Posted by: susan Hill at July 11, 2006 4:49 PM