[WEB4LIB] RE: AAP and librarians article

[Lewis, Erik]

Who buys the 14k journal?  I bet you don't find to many personal
subscriptions for that journal.  What I would love to see is every library
in the country say if you support the AAP in this inane endeavor we will not
buy your journal/book/database.  My guess is in about 6 months the tone of
the AAP would undergo a drastic change.  They forget the purchasing power we
control.  I always love it when corporations forget who the customer is.

Like we don't have mortgages too!


-----Original Message-----
From: Yelk, Heidi [mailto:Heidi.Yelk at courts.state.wi.us]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 9:47 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: AAP and librarians article


It's shocking (and disappointing) that a woman as intelligent as Pat
Schroeder refuses to acknowledge (and fairly portray) the concept of
Inter-Library Loan and fair use.  Does she really believe what she's saying?
I guess if you pay someone to work for you and speak for you, they will walk
your walk and talk your talk.  That's politics.  I only wish the librarian
community had hired her first!!  (no disrespect intended to our current
lobbyists and advocates)
(just my opinion, not my employer's!!)


Heidi

-----Original Message-----
From: Smith, Barbara [mailto:BSmith at imls.fed.us]
Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001 8:23 AM
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Subject: [WEB4LIB] AAP and librarians article


There is a very interesting article about Pat Schroeder, the American Assn
of Publishers, and librarians in today's (2/7) Washington Post:

http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36584-2001Feb7.html

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