I fear the Observer's overall message will be "all librarians are mad
time-wasters..."
Laura
On 14 Mar 2011, at 18:06, Wylie, Alan wrote:
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> I suppose being a reference librarian i prefer information to
> entertainment!
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> Alan Wylie
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> I couldn't agree less.=20
> What's wrong with an article in the national press about libraries,
> focusing on their breadth and, dare we say, excitement, against the
> background of cuts?=20
> It's a Sunday paper, it's entertainment not information, it's a good
> opportunity to talk outside the echo chamber. =20
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> From: "Wylie, Alan" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: March 14, 2011 4:15:16 PM GMT
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> To: Debby Raven <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: The secret life of libraries...
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> Reply-To: "Wylie, Alan" <[log in to unmask]>
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> "academic feuds, strong characters, vendettas, romance,
> assignations,
> sex, crime, bibliomania, theft, the lot" Investigative
> journalism at its
> best! I think I'll spend my time and energy fighting library
> closures
> and job cuts! (In my own time of course!)
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> auhtority.
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> Alan Wylie
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> Subject: The secret life of libraries...
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> Apologies for cross posting.
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> CILIP has been contacted by a freelance journalist working for
> the
> Observer. They're looking to do a piece about the secret life of
> libraries. Their message is below:
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> "I've been asked by the Observer to write a piece on the secret
> life of
> libraries. They want something on the rich alternative
> existence of
> libraries, librarians and library users - academic feuds, strong
> characters, vendettas, romance, assignations, sex, crime,
> bibliomania,
> theft, the lot. It's not a directly campaigning piece, but by
> pointing
> out the great humane breadth of life within the library system
> it should
> make people more aware of what will be lost in the cuts. What
> I'd like
> to do is meet up with a group (or several different groups) of
> librarians for round- table chat about their working lives and
> their
> best stories. Anyone reluctant to speak publicly can be given
> different
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