IMundy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The librarian is Us/ing us.

JohnHMorris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

My advice? Do less and do it well and stop trying to be "relevant".

JohnHMorris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It's an institutional focus, but the institution was originally a vehicle for community aspirations around reading and empowerment. I'm reminded of the appearance 20 years ago of videos in the library. A lot of effort and attention, and worse, budget. What did it achieve? Techno-du-jour. The "librarian 2.0" crowd is the same crowd that likes "film" I think, rather than "movies". Film is the medium, movies are the result. Film is for the commentariat; movies are for the masses.

JohnHMorris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

The truly compelling reasons to associate with a library in the past have been lost. And there is nothing particularly distinctive in the Libarian 2.0 mania for change that cannot be achieved elsewhere. What are the absolutely unique contributions of locally funded libraries, 100 years ago, today and tomorrow? Is there something about "reading" perhaps? The manifesto has a lot about "libraries", but not much about reading.

JohnHMorris (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This comment is the one that makes sense, over all the uncritical celebrations of the cult of the guild. The result of Librarian 2.0 thinking is the trashing of local Toronto libraries that serve an "increasingly" miniscule segment of the population -- a segment that is only served because of a random/accidental connection.

estocanuck (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Valid points Scout-- I love the idea of creating this kind of video, and the song is cool. However, from a library standpoint I just can't help myself--every time I watch this I want to edit, edit, and change it, to make it what this vid SHOULD be. I've done the CEO Public Library gig and now work in School Board libraries--have also done Corporate crap. Tell me, WHAT does Burning Man have to do with Libraries? Like, REALLY?!!

GDogSamurai (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I don't understand, are you for or against "librarianism 2.0"? Where specificlaly is the agism and sexism in librarianship today?

fwagg (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Where can I go to download the song in this video

libraryscout (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Burning man sucks. Video lacks a plot structure or climax. Probably done for a class. Be librarian 2.0 on a public library budget. I dare you. Give all your patrons unlimited internet access and killer aps. I am tired of the agism and sexism (and classism and racism) that accompanies new librarian technophilia. Burning man is the perfect example of what's wrong with the concept of library 2.0. (White, masculinist, heteronormative, class and skin privileged, and-leave no trace? Yeah right.)

BlancheSkiff (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I am officially adopting this as my personal manifesto! This is why I continue to work in an academic library environment!