Tuesday 25 May 2010

Open letter to the Prime Minister

This is a letter written by some librarians to the Prime Minister. It was sent in February and is regarding school libraries.

It is a typical information literacy text. It’s badly written, lacks self-awareness and makes ludicrous claims for the profession. The timing is also strange: hadn't they seen the opinion polls?

Take this extract: leaving aside the offensive nature of the metaphor, can tidal waves "gradually but inexorably" drown people? And will the 21st century really be "symbolized", not by climate change or the rise of China, but by distance education?


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