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

[Shirl Kennedy]

Well, thanks for at least a nod of support, Rich (and you, too, Karen).  I
dunno that the reactions of most of us were completely unwarranted.  It's
not really a blood pressure sort of thing, either.  (Heck, I'd just come
back from a yoga class when I read the silly essay...)  When someone writes
something that denigrates an entire group of people -- for whatever reason,
even in fun -- he or she should not expect to escape unscathed.  I learned
this many years ago when, as a young reporter (before library school was
even a blip on my professional horizon), I wrote a rather silly column that
contained something sarcastic about hot dog vendors at sporting venues.
Would you believe that I got hate mail from hot dog vendors?  My reaction at
the time was, "Geez, don't they realize I was only kidding?"  Now that I am
older and...uh, wiser, I have a better perception of where those hotdog
folks were coming from.

That being said, anyone on the list who is planning to attend Computers in
Libraries next week and would like to get together for a drink or a cup of
coffee (or a bottle of water, for that matter), e-mail me directly.  Maybe
we can round up a few folks.

Shirl Kennedy



> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Richard Wiggins
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 9:47 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: What a UCLA Student Thinks of Librarians
>
>
> C'mon, public data is public data.  Shirl's post made more convenient what
> everyone on this list could've done in a few heartbeats.  It's
> not like it's
> not online!
>
> That said, I think a list full of folks with advanced degrees and a few
> years of maturity over the perpetrator probably shouldn't let an ignorant
> undergraduate raise their collective blood pressure too much....
>
> /rich
>
> "Mike Madin" wrote
>
> >
> > I think putting someone's home address out over a discussion
> list is worse
> > than the original ucla posting. There's too many kooks in the
> world - even
> > the library world.
> >
> > Just a view,
> > Mike Madin
> > Academic Info - http://www.academicinfo.net
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Shirl Kennedy" <sdk at cesmail.net>
> > To: "Multiple recipients of list" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> > Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 2:58 PM
> > Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: What a UCLA Student Thinks of Librarians
> >
> >
> > > For anyone interested in "enlightening" the author of this
> piece, here's
> > his
> > > (?) contact information:
> > >  name: Barari, Sony Broto
> > >             title: Student
> > >             email: SBARARI at UCLA.EDU
> > >           address: 606 LEVERING AVE., APT. 117, LOS ANGELES, CA  90024
> > >             phone: 310-824-5783
> > > permanent address: 1237 JOSHUA CT., RIDGECREST, CA  93555
> > >   permanent phone: 760-446-6365
> > >
>
> Richard Wiggins
> Writing, Speaking, and Consulting on Internet Topics
> rich at richardwiggins.com       www.richardwiggins.com
>
>