Judy, I politely disagree. I am no longer - at this moment anyway - working in the field, but I find the cultural notices, bereavement notices and political arguments very enlightening in terms of self-definition of our role as information people. I never worked in a social vacuum and I think these are all part of the professional picture. I would hope that the subject line in each message would enable subscribers to use the delete button appropriately. I do not post my personal issues on the web but it is good to know that I won't make a gaffe should I happen to meet someone at a conference or socially because of this posted information.
As for there being a tight East coast community of librarians, I wish I had been part of it when I practiced in the field -but I never found it to exist. Perhaps the whole point of the messages to which you object is to enable those of us outside this putative community to become part of it and to forge new useful social and professional connections. Anne Jaron Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
