[WEB4LIB] RE: FW: LJ: ALA Prez-Elect Gorman on the

[Junus, Ranti]

*chuckle*  Oh well, somebody please point him into a right direction...
I guess, if he think all bloger out there are so, um, worthless, then he better set up one himself to educate the rest of us.  

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Rachel 
> Singer Gordon
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:34 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [WEB4LIB] RE: FW: LJ: ALA Prez-Elect Gorman on the 
> 
> 
> It's consistent with other things Gorman has said -- I ran across
> this statement in his recent "Our Own Selves," which I made note of
> because it was just so extreme:
> 
> "Unfortunately, if there are writers of genius, or talent, or even
> basic competence out there blogging, I have yet to find them. In the
> early heady days of the Internet, we were promised that, in the
> future, everyone could be published. Alas, that promise is being
> fulfilled, which should remind us all to be wary of what we wish for"
> (Our Own Selves: More Meditations for Librarians. Chicago: ALA, 2005:
> 208). 
> 
> - Rachel
>