But it is. Besides, we don't even know what the film is! On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Catherine Lee <catherinelee...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All, > > I have been a lurker on this list for quite a while. I feel compelled to > make a response now...to offer support for Darby and to express my > appreciation for the thoughtful comments of Gisele and Darby in response to > a legitimately challenging question by Maureen. "Good librarianship" also > means being cognizant of the morals, politics, and overall climate of your > institution and broader community. > > When I read the initial posting, I wondered what my response would be if I > were faced with that situation. I'm not at a UC Berkeley, NC State, or UNT. > I'm at a community college. Such a purchase--especially with state > funds--would come under public scrutiny. Since I am not faced with this > scenario, I don't have to make the decision...but I would hope that the > decision I ended up making would not be met with accusations from my peers > and colleagues of censorship or of being puritanical. > > Catherine Lee > Cape Fear Community College > Wilmington, NC > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as > an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > producers and distributors. > >
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
