The world has taken a turn for the surreal. I thought that I was a great cynic, but apparently others make me appear amateurish! (Who would have figured!)
I came across the Annoyed Librarian's blog, from the ALA Direct newsletter where she describes library classes that are never offered but should be, and I would have taken them if they were available. Classes such Library Politics would have been quite good as libraries are terribly political places. I suppose that all academia is political, but my experience in libraries has proven beyond all measure that some libraries are dangerous and Machiavellian - houses of depravity, misery, and suffering! I used to work in one such place and still keep in contact with those that languish there in total hopelessness.
In addition to these woefully and ever-wise class offerings that should be provided, I remember reading the musing of one such cynic from an LIS program in California. The title of the document was "Library School Lunacy" and it hits the mark dead on!
Now, I must say that I love being an academic librarian. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gone to library school in the first place. And it says Red Mage because I used to play D&D eons ago and was a neutral mage that wore red robes. I still read Dragonlance regularly. I like helping people find the information they seek for their various tasks and assignments. It is always good to be thanked by students and professors when you find what they need.
I may be a cynic, but I still do my best to fill information needs.
1 comment:
It's kind of ironic that you say this. If you have read any of my blog, you'll know that the library I am in now was very much like that. It's changed a lot with new management, but there is still an element of dog eat dog.
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