American Libraries Article
The May 2007 American Libraries is out and part of my responses are there. You can read my letter on SLJ’s blog Practically Paradise when I responded to an earlier AL article. I wasn’t content with Leonard Kniffel’s response online either and have been waiting for this article to appear. I felt that his response didn’t truly look at why we were upset. Be sure to visit the comments, particularly Debbie Abilock’s.
I hope that other types of libraries are reading about our schools and that they respond on the blogosphere. Did anyone learn anything by reading the article? I believe collectively we had a TREMENDOUS amount to share. I hope that others will be galvanized to go blog.
If you are an ALA member, you can go online and read while you are waiting for your print copy. If you aren’t a member, you need to connect with one and discover why you should be a member. I realize that there continues to be discussion on LM_NET about the cost of membership. I think more people should look at the cost of NOT being a member of a professional organization. We continue to find low-cost and no-cost methods of belonging through blogs, wiki’s, Second Life, Ning, etc. but none of us has the time, funds, or expertise to be the collective expert that 65,000+ members provide through ALA. If you haven’t read Doug Johnson’s response, take a moment.
Hi Diane,
You might remind your readers that the complete responses many of us made to Am Lib’s questions can be found on individual school library blogger’s blogs. My is at: http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2007/3/29/american-libraries-q-a.html for what it’s worth.
All the best!
Doug
Comment by Doug Johnson — May 17, 2007 @ 11:21 am