I'm pleased to announce the subject of the Hot Topic (Program D-5, Sunday
July 15, 4:00-5:00) will be:
Our Realities, Our Roles, and Our Responses to Nicholson Baker's Double
Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper.
You've heard the interviews and read the commentary and maybe you own the
book. Now you'll have a chance to engage in a lively debate with colleagues
on perhaps the most controversial publication to hit a librarian's reading
list since AACR2.
We've grown up with many Book Myths:
--don't write in books (but see the new book Marginalia...)
--don't bend the pages (but there is a double fold test)
--we've made budget decisions based on space and format (get
micro- copies, discard the original)
And now Baker would like to call some of our standard practices into
question. How do we resolve the mixed thought processes confronting us?
Whether you agree or disagree with Baker and his recommendations, two things
are for certain: one solution does not fit every library or institution and
the topics we consider on a daily basis (and in nearly every program at this
conference) are all related to the "Double Fold Debate" and the work of
several special committees and organizations. A combination book club
discussion and Town Meeting will feature Troy Johnson as speaker, reactor,
and provocateur; the audience will be encouraged to participate in the open
forum after initial remarks by the panel.
Please try to join us for the Hot Topic and be prepared to take part in a
sizzling hour of discourse.
Don't forget, register for the Minneapolis Meeting before June 29 to obtain
the member discounted rate!
Kathie J. Sullivan
Chair, Annual Meeting Program Selection Committee 2001
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