[Web4lib] Library Journal

[Brian Gray]

I think it is of great interest to librarians. But it makes no sense to
subscribe as an individual with organizational subscriptions and various
e-access points.

Many of the features and columns are written by librarians or those
elsewhere in the library field.

Brian Gray
mindspiral at gmail.com
bcg8 at case.edu


On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Robert Balliot <rballiot at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is LJ of great interest to Librarians, or is it more of a name-brand habit?
> The brand was purchased by Reed. Aren't the editors are mostly journalism
> majors?  The control is corporate. How relevant are they? And,  there is
> that pesky problem with *accuracy*.
>
> No, I wouldn't spend $100 for a subscription or share it if it was $10. It
> is simply not relevant outside of the book reviews - which they get for
> free
> from Librarians like me who were willing to share.
>
> If Joe Schallan was the editor, though, I might seriously reconsider.
>
> R. Balliot
> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com
>