McMastergate in chronological order, or, Do libraries need librarians? (Updated!)

not sarcasm: I love how the majority of your blog posts are thoroughly researched, catalogued references to a bunch of material related to the subject at hand with a minimum of commentary. Really keeps the theme and feel of the blog in line with it's name.

Thanks, Herp. I appreciate the kind words.

It's interesting, though, to think about how my blogging praxis shifts and changes over the years. Over the course of the last 8.5 years there certainly has been a lot of different modes of blogging. There have been periods where I've been short post oriented, long essay oriented, whatever.

In the last year, for some reason, the curated list of posts related to some sort of topic seems to be something that's worked for me. Partly this is because I had an extraordinarily busy fall term and that's what I had energy for. Partly because it's just something that I like doing.

McMastergate! I love it.

.: Thanks for compiling the relevant posts, John, well done.

Definitely going to share this resource with other LIS students! As far as relevant posts go, Melody Dworak wrote a brief list of thoughts about advocacy and LIS students in response to my and other posts.
http://melodydworak.com/?p=214

Discussion happening on this Google Doc, as well. It might appear a bit unwieldy to follow, but anyone is welcome to write their comments in (indicating a name or "new comment from anonymous" near one's comments makes it easier for us all to navigate what's new). Revision history can also shed some light on the newest comments. Try searching for a keyword you expect to be in the discussion, like "PhD," or "MLIS," "union," "curriculum" etc. Additionally, there are guiding questions, quotes to respond to, and a list of additional issues that have helped to organize the discussion.

Also, if anyone is *really* concerned about not having their name attached to a comment, do not edit the document while signed in to a Google Account that is attached to your name or trackable Google ID.

Thank you to everyone contributing to the discussions on all these posts!

Thanks for the contributions, everyone. I'm happy to add things as they are published.

Have to say I'm a little concerned about the wording of the Trzeciak as "McMastergate." To keep things in perspective, this is debate on someone's vision for libraries -- you can even call it a kerfuffle. But it is not a scandal by any means, and certainly not one that involves any illegalities (the way Watergate did).

I realize the word is intended as a bit of a parody etc., but I'm not sure that I would appreciate having the decisions I make being made to appear scandalous when they are not(really).

.: John - this is simply an outstanding example of gathering together related links and commentary on a topic and indexing it in one place for all to see. Totally brilliant.

Thanks, Randy.

Ryan, I see your point. On the other hand, I'm not sure anyone really associates "-gate" with Richard Nixon so much anymore. It certainly wasn't my intention to put this on the same scale as Watergate.

I think Iris Jastram's post places my naming decision in the proper context.

I sincerely hope that using the shortcut "McMastergate" didn't detract from the seriousness of my commentary or of anyone who I linked to.

Hi! Thanks for posting this. I plan to propose a session on this topic at the upcoming THATCamp the first weekend of June, and this reading list will be invaluable. Also, I am the owner of the GDoc included here, and plan to dig through it and sort out my own response post in the near future.

Thanks,

Micah V

I'm starting to wonder if we need a symposium about whether librarians need libraries.

Hi Micah, You're welcome. Please let me know when the post comes out so I can include it. I have a feeling this list hasn't stopped growing.

Hi! Thanks for posting this. I plan to propose a session on this topic at the upcoming THATCamp the first weekend of June, and this reading list will be invaluable. Also, I am the owner of the GDoc included here, and plan to dig through it and sort out my own response post in the near future.

Thanks,

Micah V

I know we're a bit late to the party, but the Edmonton chapter of the PLG has issued a response that has a different perspective than much of the previous commentary. You can find it here: http://plgedmonton.blogspot.com/2011_06_01_archive.html

Thanks!

Thanks, Braden. I'll add your post to the next update here.

Please add her piece to your compilation?

"This is my maiden effort at writing fiction, dedicated with respect and affection to my colleagues in the diaspora."

By Cathy Moulder, former Map Librarian @ McMaster U. (ACMLA Award winner, GIS pioneer...)

Thanks. I'll definitely add it to my next update as well as this document: Report of the McMaster University Library Review Team To President Patrick Deane and Provost Ilene J. Busch-Vishniac

Wow...!!Awesome article I enjoyed reading your post thanks for sharing it. Hay Day for PC

interesting post. Thanks for sharing the best article.. Watch New Zealand cricket world cup 2015 schedule

Thats alright, science has its own advantages and disadvatages, the best one is using technology on the fly with showbox for pc

This is awesome. I love the way things have been mentioned here !! You may check out GarageBand for PC ...