Comments on: Librarians Want to Restrict Access to Information

By: tummytime

tummytime — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:57:54 +0000

Let’s see what you think of restricting access to indigenous communities after some foolish librarian decides it’s ok to make public the sacred chant unleashing the dreaded curse of the mummy!!

By: Holy Cow

Holy Cow — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:56:57 +0000

Next thing ya know the Scientologists will be asking for a similar resolution.

Anyone that thinks this kind of overt censorship is A-Okay really is off their rocker. Any Librarian that thinks this is a good idea should be de-Stacked or whatever the Librarian equivalent of being disbarred is…

By: unsurprised

unsurprised — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:08:06 +0000

This is what happens when “progressives” take over librarianship. Fortunately, most of us know that ALA is a political organization, not a professional one. Those who advocate such resolutions only expose their need to be in control of *something* in their lives. Real librarians pass on information and encourage critical thinking, also known as “propoganda literacy.”

By: texasmls

texasmls — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:43:44 +0000

Who is watching the watchers?

By: Z-Dog

Z-Dog — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:04:48 +0000

Hey, AL! What do you think about these crazy youngsters? =

google “brand yourself a librarian”

By: I Like Books

I Like Books — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:03:33 +0000

I would say sensitive isn’t necessarily accommodating, although others try to equate them.

But, believe it or not, the rest of the world does pay attention. Much of the world watches us more closely than we watch them, and they pick up on what we’re saying about them and how we treat our own people. And that influences them.

By: No. 6

No. 6 — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:06:25 +0000

I read this document many times and I did not feel that it made a clear demarkation between primary and secondary sources. It was even fuzzier when it came to items such as oral histories and documnetary video.

I am sure we will see this document again, with revisions.

By: Pubic Librarian

Pubic Librarian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:32:30 +0000

We only purchase what the public wants.

That is why we have Hustler available to the kids. If we don’t give it to them in a controlled environment, they will just go download it off the Internets.

By: TheIlliterateLibrarian

TheIlliterateLibrarian — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:20:13 +0000

While I do believe in theory that “everything” should be available in libraries, I’m also a realist. We cultivate our collections based on what’s of interest to people in our community, what information we think is important to be available, what abundance we feel it is important for it to be available in, etc. I thinkk having a dialogue of any kind with your community helps this–they should have SOME input into what goes into the collection, it is, after all, their money we are custodians of. However, there SHOULD be opposing view points, if only to be held up and mocked occationally. Also, lets face it.. I want to keep my job. If I work in a public library, and I continually cause outcry because of the things I’m purchasing, I may find the board no longer requires my sevices. We walk that fine line between information access and, um… losing our jobs. When I was in a public library setting, all I could do was walk that tightrope day in and day out… is this crossing that threshold of too …whatever? Is there another, slightly more vanilla version of this material I can purchase some place else? I would LOVE to be that super-crusader for access. But relly? I’m just someone with bills to pay.

By: Fig

Fig — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:41:36 +0000

@ why
Who’s “us” and why would “making them more accomodating” be a goal?

Guess what-people and groups of people get to keep spiritual secrets.

I’m not interested in breaking into the Vatican to find out how they make the multi colored pope-selection smoke. Are you?