[Hum-DIS] FW: [WAIN] Libraries; A Silence That Is Deafening

[Kerry Smith]

From: wain-bounces at lists.curtin.edu.au
[mailto:wain-bounces at lists.curtin.edu.au] On Behalf Of Kerry Smith
Sent: Friday, 8 May 2009 10:16 AM
To: wain at lists.curtin.edu.au
Subject: Re: [WAIN] Libraries; A Silence That Is Deafening

 

Dear all

 

Cheryl's post on this topic reminded me of an article I will use in my
teaching.  It's Melinda Harvey's very interesting book review in the
Australian Literary review published with The Australian, May 6, 2009:
Harvey, M. (2009m may 6).  War on books.  The Australian Literary
review, p. 5.

 

Harvey reviews:   A universal history of the destruction of books: from
ancient Sumer to Iraq, by Fernando Baez, translated from the Spanish by
Alfred MacAdam.  Atlas & Co., 272pp. $45 (hb); 

 

And

 

Books on fire: the tumultuous story of the world's greatest libraries,
by Lucien X Polastron, translated from the French by Jon E Graham.
Thames and Hudson, 384pp. $55 (hb).

 

 

Kerry

 

From: wain-bounces at lists.curtin.edu.au
[mailto:wain-bounces at lists.curtin.edu.au] On Behalf Of Hamill, Cheryl
Sent: Friday, 8 May 2009 10:09 AM
To: wain
Subject: [WAIN] Libraries; A Silence That Is Deafening

 

Sunday, May 3, 2009
Libraries; A Silence That Is Deafening

 

http://commentary.exlibrisgroup.com/2009/05/libraries-silence-that-is-de
afening.html

 

"During the last election campaign in the United States, there was a
bumper sticker that spoke to what was happening in this country: "If
you're not outraged, you're not paying attention." Fellow librarians,
are we paying attention?

 

As a librarian in the United States, I'm growing more and more upset and
outraged about the lack of a national vision for librarianship. Where is
our professional leadership in this time of economic crisis? Who is
describing a vision that inspires us and that we can support?
Furthermore, why haven't libraries and librarianship been considered as
part of the national infrastructure and eligible to receive significant
funding assistance to bring them to up to 21st century global
capabilities as the US Federal Government is giving to banks and
insurers in the new economic packages?"  ... continues on the website

 

Cheryl Hamill, BA (App Sci), MA (Public Policy), AALIA
Library & Web Services

Fremantle Hospital & Health Service (South Metropolitan Area Health
Service)
PO Box 480 (Alma Street, Fremantle, T Block, 2nd Floor), Fremantle WA
6959 Australia
t. +61 (0)8 9431 2780  m. +61 (0)408 550 907
e. cheryl.hamill at health.wa.gov.au
w. for Fremantle:   http://www.fh.health.wa.gov.au/library
Knowledge INformed Support for Health Improved Practice - KINSHIP
http://kinwahlin.wordpress.com/ <http://kinwahlin.wordpress.com/>    
Committee Member, Health Libraries Australia Group of the Australian
Library & Information Association
ALIA:  http://www.alia.org.au/groups/healthnat/ 
President, Health Services Union WA
HSU:  http://www.hsuwa.asn.au/ & http://www.hsu.net.au/ 

 

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