Comments on: What a RT could do http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/ K.G. Schneider's blog on librarianship, writing, and everything else, since 2003. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:50:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Steve Lawson http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2240 Steve Lawson Thu, 13 Apr 2006 22:56:50 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2240 I thought RT=Roy Tenant. I thought RT=Roy Tenant.

]]> By: kgs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2239 kgs Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:57:41 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2239 I don't see why you shouldn't speak up on this issue; clearly it touched you. I think if the RT has any traction, it will find a handful of people who will make it happen. The proof is in the puddin'. I don’t see why you shouldn’t speak up on this issue; clearly it touched you. I think if the RT has any traction, it will find a handful of people who will make it happen. The proof is in the puddin’.

]]> By: Mark Lindner http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2238 Mark Lindner Thu, 13 Apr 2006 19:54:53 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2238 I fully agree with you on all of those points, Karen, at least in the vernacular. Lord knows that I've floated enough non-fully-formed ideas of my own over the years, but if I was soliciting input.... Oh, forget it. Maybe I just should have kept my mouth shut. Again, I agree with you. I guess I just differ on what sort of 'input' has actually been given. I fully agree with you on all of those points, Karen, at least in the vernacular. Lord knows that I’ve floated enough non-fully-formed ideas of my own over the years, but if I was soliciting input….

Oh, forget it. Maybe I just should have kept my mouth shut. Again, I agree with you. I guess I just differ on what sort of ‘input’ has actually been given.

]]> By: kgs http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2237 kgs Thu, 13 Apr 2006 18:17:29 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2237 Blogs are good places to float new ideas; not all of them have to be fully-formed. Michael's idea was to get input on the idea--and he has been getting exactly that! Blogs are good places to float new ideas; not all of them have to be fully-formed. Michael’s idea was to get input on the idea–and he has been getting exactly that!

]]> By: Mark Lindner http://freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2236 Mark Lindner Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:29:20 +0000 http://www.freerangelibrarian.com/2006/04/13/what-a-rt-could-do/#comment-2236 Thanks for this Karen! As I said, I'm pretty sure I would/will join too. It just struck me as very odd that so many people were jumping on this with absolutely no public idea of the what or why. I highly respect Michael Golrick, but I also found it odd that his post *seemed* (to me) more of a quick toss-off post than something actually thought out. I mean this is from the same gentleman who gave us a multi-part ALA governance series of posts. This is not to say he isn't entitled to quick posts or that he doesn't have a fully formed concept of what this RT might be. Maybe he does and maybe he was short on time. The whole situation just strikes me as odd is all. There are other (specific) reasons why the reaction strikes me that way, but they probably aren't relevant as they are my own (non-judgemental) reasons--just me coming to grips with the humanity of our profession. But again, thank you so much for this public airing! I had already come up with many of these myself, along with some possible others. I just think that a fully public airing and conversation on the why and what is important. Thanks for this Karen! As I said, I’m pretty sure I would/will join too. It just struck me as very odd that so many people were jumping on this with absolutely no public idea of the what or why.

I highly respect Michael Golrick, but I also found it odd that his post *seemed* (to me) more of a quick toss-off post than something actually thought out. I mean this is from the same gentleman who gave us a multi-part ALA governance series of posts. This is not to say he isn’t entitled to quick posts or that he doesn’t have a fully formed concept of what this RT might be. Maybe he does and maybe he was short on time.

The whole situation just strikes me as odd is all. There are other (specific) reasons why the reaction strikes me that way, but they probably aren’t relevant as they are my own (non-judgemental) reasons–just me coming to grips with the humanity of our profession.

But again, thank you so much for this public airing! I had already come up with many of these myself, along with some possible others. I just think that a fully public airing and conversation on the why and what is important.

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