I don't think it's flippant at all. In fact, it's made me start to wonder
what books I would choose to burn if I had to, and which ones I would
preserve...
At 02:12 PM 6/2/2004 -0400, Carey, Elisabeth wrote:
>And now that I've posted this, I find I'm unhappy with my own flippancy. My
>apologies to everyone.
>
>Lis Carey
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carey, Elisabeth
>Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:04 PM
>To: Callister, Paul D.; law-lib@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: RE: Library and librarians in movie
>
>
>Neither the patrons nor the furniture would make good tinder or kindling,
>though they'd probably work as fuel. In order to get the fire started in the
>first place, they'd probably have to prioritize which books are
>irreplaceable cultural knowledge, in either the cultural-legacy or
>practical-knowledge senses, and which books, such as the US tax code, might
>be nice for historical and anthropological researchers of a future
>civilization to have, but are less useful in getting to that point.
>
>Lis Carey
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Callister, Paul D. [mailto:callisterp@umkc.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 1:11 PM
>To: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: RE: Library and librarians in movie
>
>
>I agree. Burn the patrons before the books. ;^)
>
> _____
>
>PAUL D. CALLISTER, JD, MSLIS
>Library Director & Associate Professor of Law
>LEON E. BLOCH LAW LIBRARY
>UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY SCHOOL OF LAW
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu]On
>Behalf Of David Clark
>Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 9:40 AM
>To: ruth bodapati
>Cc: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Re: Library and librarians in movie
>
>
>Dear Ruth,
>
>I mostly agree with your review. My wife and I saw it
>last night and I am now seriously considering not
>reading any more reviews of movies that I am initially
>interested in seeing.
>
>The critics, pretty-much across-the-board, panned it
>for being both predictable and full of cliches
>(usually letter-grading it anywhere from B- to D+, and
>mostly in the "C" range), although they all seemed to
>agree that the special effects were first-rate.
>
>Even though I knew (or thought I knew) what to expect,
>as the result of reading those reviews, I found myself
>enjoying the film very much and wondering where all
>the supposedly stupid scenes were.
>
>Had I not read the reviews I don't think I would have
>criticized it at all; and even now, after seeing what
>the critics were alluding to, I think they really blew
>what slight flaws the film did have way out of
>proportion.
>
>The library and the librarians came off very
>believably and, at worst, neutrally; in terms of
>stereotyping. The special effects were flawless and
>not gratuitously used, and the acting (especially
>Dennis Quaid's) was convincing and well-done.
>
>It *was* a little disconcerting to see how quickly
>they seized on the idea of burning books when there
>were all of those great reading-room wooden chairs and
>tables available. Besides, wood burns longer and more
>efficiently than paper; and it leaves a lot less ash.
>:)
>
>Dave C.
>
>(Full ID at the very bottom of this message.)
>
>--- ruth bodapati <rabtech@swbell.net> wrote:
> > Has anyone else seen the movie The Day After
> > Tomorrow in which the world
> > suffers a global weather disaster? Some of the
> > characters take refuge in
> > the New York Public Library. Most of the survivors
> > try to hike out, but
> > some of them stay, including a thin, washed-out male
> > librarian and a
> > gray, older female librarian. Stereotypes still much
> > in evidence! The
> > male refused to burn the Gutenberg Bible and the
> > female looked up the
> > symptoms of an ailing character finding out what was
> > needed to save her.
> > Yeah team!
> >
> > A major giggle occurs when the male librarian and a
> > female student are
> > arguing about whether they should burn a book of
> > philosophy. To end the
> > arguement another student suggests there a set of
> > TAX LAW they could
> > agree to burn.
> >
> > It's got great special effects, unexpected humor and
> > the preaching is
> > NOT piled thicker than usual in a environmental
> > movie.
> >
> > Question: Why did they burn the books when there
> > were plenty of wooden
> > tables and chairs in the reading room?
> >
> > Ruth Bodapati, cataloguer
> > Law Library Association of St. Louis
> > St. Louis Missouri
> >
>
>
>
>
>=====
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>Law Librarian
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