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	<title>Annoyed Librarian</title>
	
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	<description>Whatever It Is, I\'m Against It</description>
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		<title>Bad Criticism of Libraries</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/23/bad-criticism-of-libraries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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I was going to write about the controversy over a university (“university”?) that lost a lot of faculty and one librarian because they wouldn’t sign a “lifestyle statement” saying they wouldn’t  be homosexual, have sex outside of marriage, or drink alcohol in  public.
They presumably want everyone at their university to be more like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a PhD Plus an MLS Gets You These Days</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/21/what-a-phd-plus-an-mls-gets-you-these-days/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/21/what-a-phd-plus-an-mls-gets-you-these-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 10:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/?p=1402</guid>
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A kind reader sent me this job ad with the following comment: “Two entry-level jobs in what they admit is  a very small library out in the middle of rural Redneckville,  applicants must take on all duties, work nights &#38; weekends, PHD  PREFERRED. What are they smoking???”
What, indeed.
Unfortunately,  the ad doesn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Information Needs?</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/16/information-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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In last week’s discussion of library rental fees, someone commented:
It  is about our customers. In many cases, the rentals aren&#8217;t available  either, and then they go and buy the book or check another library  system.  Yes patience is a virtue, and I can see that argument, but we  also need to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>An MLS and Food Stamps?</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/14/an-mls-and-food-stamps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/?p=1395</guid>
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Anyone following the news in academia probably saw this article last week about the increasing number of people with graduate degrees  on welfare. A kind reader sent it to me with a note: “This should be  required reading for anyone pondering an MLIS degree.”
Those  of you who don’t work in higher might [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>16</slash:comments>
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		<title>Are Library Rental Fees Undemocratic?</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/09/are-library-rental-fees-undemocratic/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/09/are-library-rental-fees-undemocratic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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A kind reader sent in this link wondering if there was really a controversy. It’s a reader poll in  Rhode Island that asks the question: “Should Libraries Charge Fees for  &#8216;Popular&#8217; Books?”
The  writer expressed surprise that the Newport Public Library has a rental  collection of very popular books and charges $.25/day [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Real Question: Is it Porn?</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/07/the-real-question-is-it-porn/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/07/the-real-question-is-it-porn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 10:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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The  biggest news hitting the library world last week, at least as far as I  could tell from the headlines, was the book Fifty Shades of Grey being pulled from a Florida county library system for being too pornographic. It must have been big news, because even the New York Times covered it.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>36</slash:comments>
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		<title>ALA Begging</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/05/02/ala-begging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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Not only are librarians becoming carnies, they’re also becoming beggars, even at the ALA. Is this a small anomaly, or a glimpse of the future?
A  kind reader concerned that librarians are turning into beggars sent me a  couple of links: this sad page in American Libraries on Why You Should Go to ALA [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>43</slash:comments>
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		<title>Attack of the Carny Librarians</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/04/30/attack-of-the-carny-librarians/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/04/30/attack-of-the-carny-librarians/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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A kind reader sent in this news story from Atlanta with the following comment: “Lots to chew on in this  substantive account of how self-preservation is the #1 job of library  staff.”
Indeed  there is. The story is the by now typical one of how this isn’t your  grandfather’s public library anymore. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>More Pleasant Correspondence</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/04/25/more-pleasant-correspondence/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/04/25/more-pleasant-correspondence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/?p=1370</guid>
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The  last post took a look at an example of some of the unpleasant mail sent  to the AL. Fortunately, for every email like that, I get several  pointing to fun or interesting things. Here’s a selection that I liked,  but weren’t quite big enough for a full blog post.
The current [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>An Open Letter to Someone Who Wrote Me</title>
		<link>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/04/23/an-open-letter-to-someone-who-wrote-me/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.libraryjournal.com/annoyedlibrarian/2012/04/23/an-open-letter-to-someone-who-wrote-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Annoyed Librarian</dc:creator>
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I’ve  gotten quite a bit of email in the last couple of weeks. In the next  post, I’ll point to some fun stuff people have sent in, but for today I  want to reply to some nutter who double dared me to respond.
First, check out this email to the AL:
To the “Annoyed [...]]]></description>
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