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A Library Without Librarians Is Just A Bookstore

September 15, 2011 - 3:08pm — Blake

University of Western Ontario (UWO) librarians are still on strike.

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September 15, 2011 - 3:24pm — Anonymous

I appreciate the sentiment,

I appreciate the sentiment, but it's not fair to booksellers, many of whom are just as good at reader's advisory as librarians are, and often much better.

September 21, 2011 - 11:36am — Anonymous

Librarians research, they do

Librarians research, they do not SELL books!

September 25, 2011 - 6:31am — Anonymous

it's also offensive to all

it's also offensive to all the other people who work in the library. you know, the ones doing the same work without the credentials for less pay, recognition, respect...

September 15, 2011 - 3:39pm — Anonymous

It is just a set of

It is just a set of bookCASES. In a bookstore someone is ordering new material and helping people.

September 19, 2011 - 2:41pm — Anonymous

Not really a bookstore ~ more like a graveyard

I would say it's more like a graveyard of books since you would no longer have librarians to select books, compile bibliographies, offer instruction, and provide guidance to the collection.

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