K.G. Schneider writes “(Cross-blogged to Free Range Librarian.)
Dan Gillmor is not an alarmist, but on his E-Journal blog, he is cautioning his California readers that they are entitled to ask for a paper ballot. Gillmor (author of “We the Media,” a great book about blogging and citizen journalism) explains he plans to vote with a paper ballot, since Santa Clara County is using an electronic voting method that does not have a “voter-verifiable paper trail.” Availability of paper ballots is information worth sharing with library users, other librarians, and poll workers. (Make it a teachable moment, and include a thirty-second explanation of voter-verified voting.)”
Teachable moments…
Like they retain the bibliographic instruction I can fit into the minute and a half they allow me.
Sure I’m all in favor of a paper trail, but explaining something such as that to them is really beyond the scope of my responsibility as a libraian.