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Ditto Rose, MACKPGCIn message <c=US%a=_%p=Paterson_Institu%l=LANCELOT- [log in to unmask]>, Melanie Hinde <[log in to unmask]> writes >I agree wholeheartedly Kieran > >Melanie > >Melanie Hinde >Medical Librarian >Christie N H S Trust >Wilmslow Road >Withington >Manchester >M20 4BX >Tel: 0161 446 3456 >Fax: 0161 446 3454 >E.Mail [log in to unmask] >> "Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders >of > order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, The >pleasure they give us is steady, > reliable, deep and >long-lasting". > > >---------- >From: [log in to unmask] >[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: 15 March 2000 08:27 >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: More on the name change > >Hi All > >Apologies if this seems to be unduly negative. > >1) NORWHSLA is not an acceptable name for the new group it implies a >takeover of MCHLG by the NORWHSLA group. If we are to work together >as a region we go into it together in a new form with a new name that >does not have any association with the past. > >2) The nature of the name is relatively immaterial as outside of the >library community it will remain relatively obscure and the health >professional wouldn't care if we were called Fifi Trixibell as long as >the service they received was a quality service. To tie ourselves in >knots over a name is a waste of energy which should be focussed on >establishing the new group, defining the way it should operate and >putting it into place. > >Having said this on reflection Health should be part of the name and I >apologise that it wasn't included. LINN would not have been my choice >personally at heart I'm a REBIL or quite fancied some REvILS but lets >just add the H make it LIHNN and get on with something far more >important. > >Kieran Lamb >NWHLIS > > > > > > > > > > > -- Rose %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%