Er ah, "Blog People, Blog People"
Posted on 02/25/2005 2:55:07 PM PST by steve-b
...Who are the Blog People?
It is obvious that the Blog People read what they want to read rather than what is in front of them and judge me to be wrong on the basis of what they think rather than what I actually wrote. Given the quality of the writing in the blogs I have seen, I doubt that many of the Blog People are in the habit of sustained reading of complex texts. It is entirely possible that their intellectual needs are met by an accumulation of random facts and paragraphs....
(Excerpt) Read more at libraryjournal.com ...
I fall at the author's feet, humbled and chastened.
I think I'll google his name and see what else he has written ;)
Just damn! I didn't mean to do that.
Oh dearie--64-66? Hopefully at least had some fun during the Swinging London days.
Somehow, I just don't see him at the Marquee while The Who, Pretty Things and Small Faces were rocking the joint. Probably was as insufferably a bore then as he is now.
Who is Michael Gorman?
He/it spends most of its waking hours, writing articles which push the Gay Agenda.
http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=Michael%20Gorman%20Gay
Er ah, "Blog People, Blog People"
I think the 'Luddite' thing might have been a typo ... I think they meant to type 'load' ... as in 'diaper load'. Because it's as you suggested, many of the Blog People are not in the habit of sustained reading of complex texts ... especially when they are nothing more than disguised VANITY posts.
One has to learn to wade through...I google an author's name, read some of his other work, read his biography, and check other sources to cross check..
I read something I really know about in a publication or site to check for bias, distortion, etc. before trusting them on information about which I know very little.
I know...how dare people read what THEY want to read.
Poor guy...couldn't make in the blog world 'cause he can't write clearly.
The smarter ones are safe and use it for what it is. Others less inclined to research anything fall into the trap that because it is written it must be true. This is as bad as a lie that if told often enough becomes common knowledge. This is the very reason the MSM gained its power and began stating political agenda as opposed to presenting unbiased news. The good side of the story is that more and more people have lost faith in the MSM due to people like you and others on this forum doing the research for them and bringing it to light. No one likes to be lied too and it is enough to get some of these people motivated, like me! :)
National Library Workers Day celebrated during
National Library Week
CHICAGO -- The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA), an organization that advocates for improving the salaries and status of librarians and support staff, is sponsoring the second annual National Library Workers Day (NLWD) on Tuesday, April 12, during ALA-sponsored National Library Week (April 10-16). NLWD is a day for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers - including librarians, support staff and others.
The theme for National Library Workers Day is "Libraries Work Because We Do," which focuses on how library services depend on the important work done by each library staff member and department. Libraries may customize the first slogan by adding the library's name to the beginning, e.g., Goodpay Public Library Works Because We Do. Libraries also are invited to use the slogan "We work @ your library(r)" to tie into ALA's Campaign for America's Libraries.
Libraries are encouraged to use National Library Workers Day to focus on individuals or units responsible for the number of materials selected, acquired, cataloged, checked out and back in, and shelved; for handling requests and sending them to other libraries; for answering reference questions; for planning, publicizing and presenting programs; for developing and maintaining the library's Web site; for managing the library and for other elements of library service.
Celebrations last year included parties, notes of appreciation, awards, gift certificates and gifts like book-shaped cookies and solar calculators inscribed with "Thank you for your service." One library used the day to announce new staff services like development programs and newsletter upgrades. Another created a large wall mural with a panel for each staff member and what they do in the library.
Customizable tools and materials to help libraries promote National Library Workers Day are available on the ALA-APA Web site at www.ala-apa.org/about/nlwd. Resources include English and Spanish versions of a proclamation, sample letter to the editor, op-ed article, radio PSAs and a sample press release. Also posted are programming ideas, such as employee recognition days and "behind the scenes" tours of the library. Buttons proclaiming "Libraries Work Because We Do," are available for $5 each from the ALA-APA Web site.
This year, National Library Workers Day is the week prior to Equal Pay Day, established by the National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE), a coalition of national organizations to which ALA belongs. Equal Pay Day, on April 19th, is closely related to NLWD because libraries are staffed predominately by women, and library workers tend to be underpaid. Equal Pay Day highlights the gap between the wages of men and women.
These people are Marxists.
National Library Workers Day celebrated during National Library Week
Who needs the library anyway? I have the Internet.
The only reason I go to a library is to buy used books and to do genealogy research.
I still love books. Hard Copy. Am reading 3 books at the present time. But for RESEARCH? I use the Internet.
I think "someone" just realized that his occupation is becoming obsolete.
Ya' think?
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