Comments on: A Realtor By Any Other Name….. http://librarygarden.net/2006/06/19/a-realtor-by-any-other-name/ An ongoing conversation among librarians with differing perspectives (public, academic, school, consortial, youth) but one shared goal: ensuring the health and relevance of libraries. [insert your own gardening metaphor here] Fri, 17 May 2013 18:44:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Amy J. Kearns, MLIS http://librarygarden.net/2006/06/19/a-realtor-by-any-other-name/#comment-1534 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:23:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/06/19/a-realtor-by-any-other-name/#comment-1534 Thanks! And you are right about the R in the circle designation.

And you are also right about the “doing without!” Very important point.

I know I’m not the first or only to point this out, but I think it really is important that we focus on this if we want to improve our situation!
Thanks!

]]> By: Ms. OPL http://librarygarden.net/2006/06/19/a-realtor-by-any-other-name/#comment-1528 Mon, 19 Jun 2006 23:09:00 +0000 http://librarygarden.wordpress.com/2006/06/19/a-realtor-by-any-other-name/#comment-1528 Way to go, Amy! This is exactly what I (and other librarians) have been saying for *years* and you so it very eloquently.

A couple of comments, tho. Realtor is a copyrighted name and should be accompanied by the R in a circle designation.

Also, there is another major source of competition to the library or librarian….doing without. We learned about someone’s law in library school which says that if the information is too difficult to get or costs too much, the person will act as if the information is not needed. I think this is our biggest competition. Another way to say this is that one the biggest dangers to the library is being ignored.

Thanks for another great item to put up on my blog and in my next book.

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