I am a librarian and have worked in public, academic, and special libraries. I am not qualified to be the Librarian of Congress. I have nothing against Carla Hayden. Don't know the woman; never worked in her system. But how is Carla Hayden "insanely qualified," or even any more qualified than any head of one of the over 9,000 public library administrative units in the country, to serve as Librarian of Congress? (source for numbers: http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet01)
What is an "excellent track record"? I am not doubting that she has one. I am not arguing that Billington did what he needed to do. But what is the goal of crowning this particular nominee with such adulatory praise, when there are probably another 9,000+ equally worthy candidates -- if heading a public library system is a factor in choosing the Librarian of Congress?
She stood up to Ashcroft. What president of ALA would not have done so?
If she becomes the Librarian of Congress, I wish her well in the post; but I am still not getting why she, in particular, is "insanely qualified."
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(source for numbers: http://www.ala.org/tools/libfactsheets/alalibraryfactsheet01)
What is an "excellent track record"? I am not doubting that she has one. I am not arguing that Billington did what he needed to do. But what is the goal of crowning this particular nominee with such adulatory praise, when there are probably another 9,000+ equally worthy candidates -- if heading a public library system is a factor in choosing the Librarian of Congress?
She stood up to Ashcroft. What president of ALA would not have done so?
If she becomes the Librarian of Congress, I wish her well in the post; but I am still not getting why she, in particular, is "insanely qualified."
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