> "Why? What has LIS got that the rest of the world could benefit from?"
On 9/1/07, Lynn Reynish <lreynish_at_reginalibrary.ca> wrote:
> Ooookay. I see that James Weinheimer has already responded to the general
> tone of this snark.
It's a shame you didn't see my response to that, in which I made it
clear that this is a serious question, and not meant as a snark at
all. As I can see that that has colored the rest of your post, I'll
leave most of it alone. But ;
> I certainly don't expect a programmer to understand the intricacies of MARC
> or authorities or circulation or outreach service or anything else (I certainly don't).
I do. If the hackers don't understand what the librarians are on
about, why are they there?
> Many libraries (and individual library staff members) feel ignored and derided by
> programmers and technology companies so it's hardly surprising that they
> can't just "trust" you.
Hehe, wow. Are you somewhat saying that because I know programming I
have no librarian chutzpah in me? That programming and librarianship
are somewhat at odds end?
> I'm a programmer and I don't "trust" people or technology - I haven't drunk that Kool-Aid.
Hmm, what do you trust?
Alex
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