On Tue, 8 Oct 2013, Peter Schlumpf wrote:
> At the risk of being blunt, catalogers think too much and take themselves
> too seriously.
Would you say RDA is an example of that?
>> On Tue, 8 Oct 2013, James Weinheimer wrote:
>>
>>> The heading ... is completely and totally incoherent and 100%
>>> unfindable.
Don't be hard on James-- that statement is just his opinion.
Maybe using more "IMHOs" would soften the blows?
> That has been their problem all along. And it is true of
> Libraryland generally.
If it's true of Libraryland and no other fantastic places, maybe we
should respect our uniqueness and appreciate our chosen sanctuary. :)
> In doing so they make themselves ever more irrelevant.
IYHO?
RDA, again, or did we actually accomplish something relevant there?
At the risk of being conciliatory and less absolute, IMHO people in
general think too *little* and still take themselves too seriously.
Unfortunately, this is NOT making them irrelevant. :)
At least we do think a bit now and then, and, gosh-darn-it, it's fun!
Maybe we just need to apply our skills differently to enhance our
relevance. Neurophysiology of communication skills, anyone?
Cheers!
jgm
John G. Marr
Cataloger
CDS, UL
Univ. of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131
jmarr_at_unm.edu
californiastop_at_hushmail.com
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Received on Tue Oct 08 2013 - 20:30:55 EDT