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Questions? Comments? Please feel free to contact me at:

Laurel Tarulli, BMus, MLIS
Collections Access Librarian
Halifax Public Libraries
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
tarulll@halifax.ca
(902)869-4427

2 Comments

  • Bryan Campbell
    September 4, 2008 at 9:40 am

    I would argue that you need not constrain your decision to just the two mainstream candidates.
    There is also Ralph Nader (votenader.org) and any of the other third party or independent candidates.
    I am no longer convinced that “change,” which is the buzzword this election cycle, can happen within a two-party framework. Neither party is really interested in challenging the way power is distributed or used in Washington. It’s just not possible that all of our interests can be neatly shoehorned in either of the two parties. And it strikes me as odd that politicians talk about the benefits of competition in all domains of American life but their own. Gerrymandering in congressional districts is the norm, which pretty much locks down congressional races to just the incumbents. They all need real competition. So give someone other than Obama or McCain your consideration. Off soap my box for now.

    Now let’s get back to talking about cataloging.

    Bryan Campbell
    Charlottesville, VA
    classz696@yahoo.com

  • Laurel Tarulli
    September 4, 2008 at 10:54 am

    Bryan,
    You’re right, and I’m properly chastised for mentioning only two candidates. We tend to think black or white, maintstream, rather than all of the options. A hazard of cataloguing? I hope not!

    My attempt in posting this information is for librarians to be informed. Should the Republicans win the election, Palin’s attempt at censoring locally may impact libraries throughout the nation – spilling over to cataloguing. I don’t know what her beliefs are now or if they have changed from her first term. I’m hopeful that she has moved on from that very narrow point of view. But, as cataloguers and individuals whose main objective is to provide free and accessible information to society, we must take note of our political environment. Censoring books leads to censoring/prohibiting access and the terms we use to provide access. As a result, actions such as Palin’s are directly related to cataloguing.

    Anyway, I never mind a good speech from a soap box. Thanks for yours!


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