On the one hand, I agree that the case mentioned by Charles should have been
dealt with in the manner stated. On the other hand, there are numerous
political/ethical matters that I do not want CILIP to pursue - wasting my
money in the process.
>From: Bob Mckee <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: LIS-CILIP <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: CILIP Draft Corporate Plan
>Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2002 12:16:25 +0100
>
>Thanks Charles - useful points. What do other colleagues feel about the
>need
>for CILIP to take a more proactive stance on political/ethical issues? The
>point about the survey will be taken up when we conduct some properly
>structured market research later in the year - thanks for the suggestion.
>Bob.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Charles Oppenheim [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: 05 August 2002 08:55
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: CILIP Draft Corporate Plan
>
>
>It was full of motherhood and apple pie, but that's hardly surprising in a
>strategic plan. I would have preferred a more pro-active (aggressive?)
>stance on political and ethical issues, e.g. the recent furore on
>"fingerprinting" of schoolkids in school libraries that use a particular
>management software should have had CILIP establishing the facts and then
>making strong statements...
>
>I found the services questionnaire confusing and in practice impossible to
>fill out with so many competing priorities. it might have been better if
>it
>had been drawn up on a Likert scale, with respondents ticking 1 (very low
>priority) to 5 (very high priority) for each item.
>
>Charles
>
>Professor Charles Oppenheim
>Department of Information Science
>Loughborough University
>Loughborough
>Leics LE11 3TU
>01509-223065
>(fax) 01509-223053
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