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So, did OCLC greenlight this position or not? We are wondering at DLF. On Thursday, September 29, 2011, don warner saklad <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Our Boston Public Library needs to develop a more open encouraging > environment that we have folks with the best talents and skills! Begin > with fomenting exchanges where current BPLers can be free to express > their points of views. At this time BPLers are squelched by an > oppressive environment of relatively closed minded collegial managers. > Our Boston Public Library needs to be a Learning Library where > professionals, where all the folks at the counters and desks can > advance their expertise on site for credit with on site academic > programs administered by University of Massachusetts at Boston or > Northeastern Univeristy. We have Medical Centers that are Learning > Hospitals, we need Learning Libraries for information studies careers > advancement. Also on site for introducing people to library and > information careers. Most BPLers are squelched, suppressed expressing > their concerns for fear of reprisals by the fickle pissants! > University of Rhode Island tried once but got blocked by overpriced > Simmons a college that is short on extensive financial resources for > study. University at Albany would be a great fit for a demonstration > Learning Library project at our Boston Public Library should we get > political powers to support that, see also > http://www.albany.edu/informationstudies/ >