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Amid criticism, Rutgers officially drops 'Library Studies' from school division name
July 1, 2009 - 8:59pm — AndyW
University officials on Wednesday closed the book on a controversial move to drop the words "Library Studies" from the name of its School of Communication, Information and Library Studies.
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Idiots. There is nothing
Idiots. There is nothing more unnecessary than changing a name like this. Obviously, they thought they would get more benefit from dropping the "library" term from their name. Howver, it is simply bad public relations (which they also teach but also don't mention in their name).
Usually, a name change is the result of not knowning what to do, so the name is changed to give the appearance of forward movement and acheivement and to hide ineptitude.
Noa all the SCI (pronounced "Sky) graduates will be known as sky-divers and skylarks and skyscrapers, and instead of graduating in academic robes and hoods, they will graduate in their sci-vies. Rutgers has needlessly made their school and their graduates into a joke.
R. Lee Hadden (These are my own opinions!)
Libraries not as seen as important
The simple fact is that the Board of Governors (and society at large) see libraries becoming less relevant. Many people see libraries as not modern and not progressive and stuck in the past. But where do these people (i.e. non-librarians) get this grim image of libraries from? It must be because libraries generally are hostile to new technology fearing it will replace them. Internet and associated technology is designed to be user-friendly. In contrast, libraries are librarian-friendly, not user-friendly. For most people, internet is easy to use, libraries are difficult to use. This does not mean libraries are no good, but libraries are on the wavelength of academics, not common people. At any rate, the Board voted democratically to change the name.