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Re: [WEB4LIB] customization is a double-edged sword
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Marmion)
Fri Oct 20 20:12:52 2000
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:20:47 -0500
From: Dan Marmion <dmarmion@ND.EDU>
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Eric is, of course, straight on target with his final-paragraph suggestion. If
successfull, it will serve the double purpose of not only protecting those whom
we serve (and ourselves), but it will also go far toward what should be a goal
for all of us, and that is to increase the stature of our profession as
_professional_. Right on, Eric!
Dan Marmion
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"It's all about access"
Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
>
> (This message is cross-posted to web4lib and pacs-l. Apologies.)
[Likewise, my apologies for a cross-posted response -- DM]
>
> Customization is a double-edged sword, and are ready to go into the jungle?
>
[Some good stuff snipped...]
>
> IMHO, the answer lies in advocating, demonstrating, and promoting the idea
> of a librarian/patron relationship similar to the doctor/patient
> relationship in medicine and the lawyer/client relationship in law. While
> we, as a profession, practice this sort of relationship, do our patrons know
> it? In this world where information is seen as the driving force of our
> economy, maybe such an idea is not so far fetched, and libraries can build
> on its aura of good will to promote it.
>
> --
> Eric Lease Morgan
> NCSU Libraries
> http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/staff/morgan/
