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September 19, 2008
Chicken SYRUP
I asked if the CILIP Public Libraries Association conference would like to host a discussion about the work that was done in Hillingdon, the supply chain issues, the design issues, the questions about training and the role of the professional librarian and the library managers. It would be an opportunity to clear the air, for example, on the questions about outreach or diversification or even making coffee.
But 'No' was the answer. We don't want to find time to talk about those things. Go away.
Posted by Perkins at September 19, 2008 1:42 PM
Comments
It is a shame that such a discussion cannot be included. The conference appears to be costing two hundred thousand pounds or more, mostly of tax payers money and an ample time has been set aside for pub crawls. Such matters as you list merit attention.
Posted by: rex at September 20, 2008 11:56 AM
Pity we couldn't picket the place! I wrote an article "Web 2.0" last year which basically suggested shutting down a similar great elephant of pompous gum chewing and spending the money on books for libraries, but couldn't get published. Perhaps they guard the right to have pub crawls too zealously and cannot brook dissent.
All together now! Web 2.0 is a pretentious load of ********!
Posted by: James Christie at September 22, 2008 10:00 AM