See the email below from Kate Stephenson of Southampton Uni.
The responses have been many and very amusing. Kate is compiling a full list and will circulate them.
I thought those of you in public libraries may have some wonderful ones and Kate would be pleased to receive them.
Meanwhile I wondered if there should be a publication of them all, maybe sold on behalf of a relevant charity, what do you think? Maybe Cilip would be interested in publishing?
Please copy Kate into your responses
Many thanks
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Frances Hendrix
From: A general library and information science list for news and discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Kate Stephenson
Sent: 19 June 2015 11:52
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Subject: Library myths...
Hi,
I'm thinking about Welcome Week, library induction, call it what you will. I would like to do something with clickers and debunking library myths, eg "you can find everything you need on Google". I see this being done in a lecture theatre type setting.
So far I have...
It's really quick to find information for my assignments (McLibrary - no it takes time, critical evaluation, etc )
Nothing on my topic -
Everything I need is on the internet
Library staff are too busy to help or are too busy reading books, or re-pinning their buns and adjusting their reading specs.
Library staff will find information for me ( as opposed to giving me the skills to find it for myself)
Anymore out there?
Kate Stephenson
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