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Sorry to clutter your inbox, but I want to make it
clear that I agree with you. I am in the minority in
my chosen profession but I think that libraries, and
especially librarians, take themselves too seriously.
We are not the final arbitrators of what is
appropriate in the area of information dissemination.
We are merely the gatekeepers and I think it is
hypocritical to suggest that we need to block the flow
of information.
I would like to see more support for open-access from
the NEH/NEA and private companies. I think that the
journal publishers (especially in the Scientific,
Medical & Technical field) keep their prices
artificially high in order to create a higher respect
for their product.
Oh, and don’t get me started on the ALA and how they
claim to speak for every librarian in the profession.
It is enough to make my blood boil.