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August 5, 2008
Everybody is wrong-- except The Chief Librarians
Thanks to the correspondent who has drawn attention to an article by Rob Froud, former president of the Society of Chief Librarians.
His piece paints a picture of an industry in disarray without direction or leadership- and he is one of the leaders who should be playing his role but seems unable.
Nowhere in the public library service do we hear that which makes leaders - the voice which expresses what people, ordinary members of the public, will recognise as a coherent and obvious way forward.
He damns the MLA and ridicules what it has said and done-- but the MLA was an institution that always consulted The Chief Librarians before it talked to anyone else. Neither group should blame the other-- nor, as Rob Froud has done, blame everybody else as well. At some point someone has to admit that there must be a way-- and accept come leadership from someone. This is the perpetual three- legged race in which the participants resolutely refuse to accept that they have to work with others to move in one useful direction
I suppose this blog is what he refers to as a 'Siren' -- well jolly well done, us. I say-- at least we have had some success.
Posted by Perkins at August 5, 2008 6:28 PM
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At the risk of sounding facetious, from google: define:siren "a sea nymph supposed to lure sailors to destruction"...
Posted by: PW at August 13, 2008 12:38 PM
Good one!! I like it
Posted by: perkins at August 13, 2008 4:21 PM