I voted in favor of the librarian, too.
When I speak on "Take Your Daughter to Work Day" or other career-oriented
opportunities, I start off with one central theme: I love my job. My work
is interesting and I can honestly say that with the exception of December
31, 1992, I have never had a boring day at work (I think Rand Corporation
was the only other library open that day. We FAXed them some statutes and
they FAXed us some technical stuff in Russian).
And if that's the most boring day a person has had in seventeen years,
that's not too bad.
Before the day is out, I suspect that the marketing gurus at ALA, AALL, SLA,
and [the medical library acronym that escapes my recollection] can be in
contact with appropriate people to encourage a positive image for
librarians. If not, then nobody else read the Novmber 2002 issue of SLA's
"Information Outlook" that had the topic of "Market the Importance of
Librarians, The Caretakers of Knowledge."
As myself and not as --
Dave Rogers
Public Services Librarian
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
Chicago
-----Original Message-----
From: Priscilla Streightoff [mailto:Priscilla.Streightoff@oag.state.tx.us]
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 8:44 AM
To: RBronnenkant@gibbonslaw.com; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: Re: Barbie the Librarian??
Why wouldn't we want a new generation to think of librarianship as a
desirable career, however that comes about.
If you vote (okay, I couldn't resist), you get to see the percentages, so
far. Librarian is ahead at 39%. But Policewoman is close at 35%.
Architect lags behind.
I say embrace it, then provide input to Mattel on how best to portray or not
to portray a librarian.
Just my two cents. (And only MY two cents. Not to be construed as endorsed
by my place of employment).
Priscilla Streightoff
Assistant Attorney General - Law Librarian
Office of the Attorney General of Texas
PO Box 12548
Austin, TX 78711-2548
Voice : 512-936-1403
Fax : 512-370-9105
Email : priscilla.streightoff@oag.state.tx.us
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>>> "Bronnenkant, Rita" <RBronnenkant@gibbonslaw.com> 11/14/02 07:56AM >>>
X-posted NJLLA & law-lib -- pardon duplication.
You can't make this stuff up.
Vote for Barbie's new career at
<http://www.barbie.com/Activities/Calendar/icanbe_skater.asp>
http://www.barbie.com/Activities/Calendar/icanbe_skater.asp
the choices are librarian, architect or policewoman.
Do you think Barbie knows LC? Dewey? the time of day?
And, most importantly, will her blush match the red on the Martindale
volumes?
Rita Bronnenkant
Reference Librarian
Gibbons, DelDeo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione
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Newark NJ 07102
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