Comments on: Are we just “the help”? http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/09/26/are-we-just-the-help/ Librarianship for the people Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:36:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Tara http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/09/26/are-we-just-the-help/#comment-12 Tara Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:45:27 +0000 http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/09/26/are-we-just-the-help/#comment-12 The word “just” does make a difference. I, too, like to believe that while we are the help, we are not “just” anything. We did meet in Toronto, at one of the receptions, if I recall correctly. The word “just” does make a difference. I, too, like to believe that while we are the help, we are not “just” anything.

We did meet in Toronto, at one of the receptions, if I recall correctly.

]]> By: vonjobi http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/09/26/are-we-just-the-help/#comment-11 vonjobi Mon, 03 Oct 2005 09:27:07 +0000 http://diylibrarian.org/archive/2005/09/26/are-we-just-the-help/#comment-11 hi! my reaction to your post is that i'd have a different answer if the word "just" were not in the title of your post. because the truth is, we are "the help." but are we "just" the help? i'd like to think that we're more than that. part of the problem is that not too many people know what it is that librarians can do. and not too many librarians, at least in the philippines, aggressively market themselves or their libraries. ps i think we met the sla conference in toronto because i have your card but i don't remember exactly how we met. hi! my reaction to your post is that i’d have a different answer if the word “just” were not in the title of your post. because the truth is, we are “the help.” but are we “just” the help? i’d like to think that we’re more than that. part of the problem is that not too many people know what it is that librarians can do. and not too many librarians, at least in the philippines, aggressively market themselves or their libraries.

ps i think we met the sla conference in toronto because i have your card but i don’t remember exactly how we met.

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