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I fully support Lindsay and would just point out that the original "Desperation" message has now added far more traffic to our mail boxes than most original queries would. Ta! Steve Lee Steve Lee Social Science Librarian and Information Communicator University of Glamorgan Please join me in supporting the Jubilee 2000 project the aim of which is to get the rich nations of the world to WRITE OFF the THIRD WORLD DEBT for the MILLENNIUM in order that these countries can have a better chance of feeding themselves and providing better medical care thereby saving the lives of millions of children. To find out more and how you can help you can phone 0171 401 9999 or you can e-mail me with your queries [log in to unmask] > ---------- > From: Lindsay Wallace[SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Reply To: Lindsay Wallace > Sent: 21 May 1998 11:49 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: re desperation > > Two comments to add to this debate > > To support others what is inane does vary with your perspective - I > was > surprised to see the query on shelf labelling. As a non librarian I > assumed common sense and to suit the needs of the users would have > been > appropriate. BUT the response showed me that there is more to this > than > meets my non-professional eye AND I learnt something from following > the > exchange! > > Secondly, many colleagues are now feeling defensive about their own > queries (myself included). Colleagues who are more confident may not > realise that it can take some courage to advertise our lack of > knowledge > on a subject publicly and also take the plunge to send messages to > this > form of communication. A very confident manager at another > institution > (who is both a librarian and IT literate) responded to me privately > that > she would not have the courage. > > I am sure that generally we would wish to support colleagues' > development of skills and confidence, not put them down and discourage > them. > > Lindsay (in sack cloth and ashes for not being a librarian :-) ) > > Lindsay Wallace > Learning Resources Manager > Hopwood Hall College > Rochdale Road > Middleton > Manchester > M24 3XH > > Tel 0161 643 7560 > > Email [log in to unmask] >