Our libraries, ourselves: a new and darker chapter

Two middle-aged librarians, in the midst of the exodus from the Indianapolis Marion County Public Library last year and faced with a loss of benefits and a peppy PowerPoint presentation by a Maryland consulting firm, opted for the benefits and some time off.
Because even though, as those Singer Group consultants pointed out, “The library is like a bus with room for all employees to be on the bus, but some may choose to get off the bus,” the overriding message they got straight from the top was, “Libraries no longer need librarians.”
More At Indystar.com.

June 6, 2006 by Uncategorized 1

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  1. leeb says:
    June 6, 2006 at 4:59 am

    Librarians not valued
    Librarians don’t seem to be valued or appreciated, when we know that should not be the case. This must be because our practices are old and outdated. We must modernise to be more relevant.

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