Alaska Municipal Library Staff Cuts

erin writes “Here is a great opinion piece written by Alaska Library Association President Michael Catoggio regarding the staff cuts at Alaska Municipal Library”.

October 25, 2003 by Uncategorized 2

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  1. Anonymous Patron says:
    October 25, 2003 at 8:14 am

    Superb article
    with questions and concerns that need to be raised by all librarians, ALA, and library management.

    When library administrators are the ones cutting staff to save money, it makes me wonder about our profession.

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  2. mcbride says:
    October 25, 2003 at 6:15 pm

    Re:Superb article
    As with any profession, management needs to weigh tough decisions between their employees and the finances. Sometimes the best decision is to cut staff. Unfortunately, the public does not see the need for a well staffed library, yet if it were a public school cutting the number of teachers the funds would be found.

    Let’s face it. The perception is that the internet can solve reference problems for the average person. It’s only logical for the public (whether patron, management or our elected officials) to want to cut personnel. Take a look at IT reference help desks, most of which have been cut and outsourced to other countries. It is an interesting parallel in my eyes.

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