From an interview in the Times (London), Tracy Chevalier says authors may stop writing because of an epidemic of internet book piracy. I have been riding the pirate ship for a heck of a long time and I have hardly ever seen a copied ebook online. Sure, they are out there, but to say they are obscure poetry books is pretty ridiculous.
People may actually buy her books if she just stopped writing the same damn story over and over and over.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Bow down and kiss my school ring you filthy paraprofessional
Rachel Singer Gordon has an interesting piece on what makes a "librarian."
Speaking as someone who holds both a Library Technician diploma and an MLIS, for myself the difference is entirely on the outside. I am treated differently because of the piece of paper (which I have actually lost), but I do not think my abilities have changed at all pre- and post-library school. Of course I have more experience now and more abilities, but I truly believe I could do the same work to the same degree even if I never set foot in those hallowed halls.
Speaking as someone who holds both a Library Technician diploma and an MLIS, for myself the difference is entirely on the outside. I am treated differently because of the piece of paper (which I have actually lost), but I do not think my abilities have changed at all pre- and post-library school. Of course I have more experience now and more abilities, but I truly believe I could do the same work to the same degree even if I never set foot in those hallowed halls.
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