Dare I say, however, that it IS up to professional librarians to have
the PR skills to
anticipate a totally predictable concern about books being lost, & be
willing & able to explain exactly what they are doing?
Laura
On 6/29/12, Diana Nutting <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I agree with Fiona and Liz. Stock control and management in the interests of
> the customer base is one of the key skills of a professional librarian and
> it's not up to Melvyn Bragg or any other amateur to tell them how to do
> their jobs.
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Fiona Williams <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, 29 June 2012, 9:26
> Subject: Re: Mausoleum or Mussolini
>
> It isn't very often that I post a mesage to the list, but I feel I must this
> morning to echo Liz's support for Manchester. Neil McInnes is one of the
> most talented librarians we have and Manchester are behaving in a thoroughly
> professional manner. The quality of a library cannot be judged on how many
> books it has - but on having the appropriate stock to support its work. I
> do worry that too much emphasis is placed on lots of books rather than
> quality of service.
> So, let's support Manchester and look forward to the reopening of what I
> know will be an amazing new city library.
>
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