[WEB4LIB] Re: Millenium Greetings

[Hanan Cohen]

The question of when a millennium begins has been going around several
discussion groups in the past few months.

Since it started also here, I would like to ask how the fact that we work in
libraries affect our reaction to this issue.

Apart from that, it warms my heart to read greetings from all around the globe
and know that we all share the same motivation, to promote good use of knowledge
and information.

Nancy Sosna Bohm wrote:
> 
> I am wondering if 2001 would have been the focus if not for the Y2K computer
> bug uproar.  After all, Stanley Kubrick didn't name the movie "2000, Space
> Odyssey." But then maybe that was just a matter of meter and rhythm.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Yvonne Reynolds <Reynolds at nbict.nbi.ac.za>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 11:30 PM
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: Millenium Greetings
> 
> > Hi,
> > I've been taught that the year 2000 is the last year of the century and
> millenium- just as a 100 runs = century in cricket, not 99 runs. 2001 is the
> beginning of a new millenium/century to me.
> > Yvonne
> >
> >
> > >>> "Brent J. Pliskow" <htwd at tln.lib.mi.us> 12/30/99 09:54PM >>>
> > I've been taught that the year 2000 is the beginning of the next Century,
> > not the Millenium.  What do we tell our patrons?  Is it the new Millenium,
> > the new Century, or both?
> >
> > Hope everyone has a wonderful celebration.  I will be working New Year's
> Eve
> > making sure no problems are encountered.
> >
> > Happy New Year!
> >
> > **************************
> > Brent J. Pliskow
> > Huntington Woods Public Library
> > Webmaster / Technology Assistant
> > Web Site: http://www.huntington-woods.lib.mi.us
> > E-mail: pliskowbj at hiram.edu
> >

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Hanan Cohen

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