Just back from Edinburgh Libraries and yes, it's all true - sadly.
Mick Fortune
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> I read this in this morning's Telegraph, P.13, the 'In Brief'
> section...
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> Zena Woodley, B.A.(Joint Hons), MCLIP
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Is this story true ?
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> Someone has sent me a link to this story :
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> http://tiny.cc/66GSF
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> It's the story about Edinburgh council trying to rename their staff as
> 'audience development officers'. Is this really the case ? Or just a
> scare story that makes for slightly interesting reading ? Do we have
> any Edinburgh library staff on the list that feel free to comment ?
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> Ann Brew
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