[WEB4LIB] Re: What a UCLA Student Thinks of Librarians

[Dobbs, Aaron]

Well, that seems almost script kiddie-ish 
(as well as a possible ego stroke for the guy)

Having just read his "apology" and successfully repressing my urge to incite
a flame war (yay me) I can only hope that the librarians who have helped him
in his prior research take time out of their busy schedules to let him know
just how good his public appreciation for their work made them feel.

I wonder how he feels about wasting his 15 minutes of fame?

-Aaron
:-)'

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew I. Mutch [mailto:amutch at waterford.lib.mi.us]
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 5:08 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Re: What a UCLA Student Thinks of Librarians


Gary,

I think an appropriate revenge would be for librarians to show Sony how
they can use the Internet to dig up all kinds of good information. A quick
search of Google pulled up his high school and a photo. Seems like a good
start for mischief.
:)

Andrew Mutch
Library Systems Technician
Waterford Township Public Library
Waterford, MI


On Fri, 8 Mar 2002, gprice wrote:

> Hello from D.C.
> 
> 
> Librarians
> Source: UCLA Daily Bruin
> Title:
> Library Science Degree: File that Under 'Stupid'
> http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/db/articles.asp?ID=18860
> 
> After reading this article you'll be uttering the words, "is this a joke".

> Unfortunately, I don't think it is. The writer of this column, a fourth 
> year molecular, cell and developmental biology student, has a problem with

> library science/librarians and that's putting it mildly. Instead of 
> excerpting a couple of sentences, click on the url and read the entire 
> Viewpoint column. Wait, I can't resist, here are two sentences, "First of 
> all, does this [Library Science] really need to be a graduate program? As 
> far as I can remember, every librarian with whom I have ever come in 
> contact has been a socially inept housewife who needs a little extra
income 
> to help out around the homestead."
> 
> 
> cheers,
> gary, the librarian
> 
> 
> 
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> Librarian
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> gprice at gwu.edu
> 
>