What?

[Masters, Gary E]

I had trouble with Shirky's site (Business2) and could not move around on
the page or move from page to page with any ease.  Is this an IE vs.
Netscape event?  I read Billington's comments and got one impression and
then read the commentary and saw another.  I guess I evaluate by getting a
sense of how much time is spent on each topic and the critical remarks were
brief.  

Resign?  Even is the view of Shirky was correct (which I don't see) that is
hardly reason to Billington to quit.  This seems like so much of the new
"zero tolerance" idea.  Why not interact with a person that you do not agree
with?  

That is what I try here.

Gary 


Gary E. Masters
Librarian (Systems)
CDRH - FDA
(301) 827-6893 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Julie James [SMTP:JJames at lva.lib.va.us]
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	Subject:	[WEB4LIB] more bad press for librarians

	Business 2.0  June 27, 2000  p.125

	Clay Shirky calls for the resignation of the Librarian of Congress
	
http://www.business2.com/content/magazine/breakthrough/2000/06/13/12349

	"Billington should probably be asked to resign, based on his
contempt for
	U.S. citizens who don't happen to live within walking distance of
his
	library". 

	Billington's remarks to the National Press Club 4/14/00
	http://www.loc.gov/today/transcripts/000414-npc.html
	see also the Q & A account at
	http://www.techlawjournal.com/educ/20000415.htm 

	~~~
	Julie James
	Technology Consultant
	The Library of Virginia
	804/692-0800  
	jjames at lva.lib.va.us