Comments for BOOKWISE http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com The blog of the Merner Pfeiffer Library Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:31:50 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on New Books! by Bookwmn http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/11/04/new-books/#comment-6262 Bookwmn Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:31:50 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=687#comment-6262 This is great! Thanks. This is great! Thanks.

]]> Comment on Beware of Book by Dan Kleinman http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/beware-of-book/#comment-6193 Dan Kleinman Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:26:50 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=662#comment-6193 You are a college library. Why are you misleading people? No books have been banned in the USA for about a half a century. See "<a href="http://preview.tinyurl.com/sowell/" rel="nofollow">National Hogwash Week</a>." Also see "<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iMj2Fmuq6lqm4kdFfy5Vhp8-suQg" rel="nofollow">US Libraries Hit Back Over Challenges to Kids Books</a>," by <b>Sara Hussein</b>, <i>Agence France-Presse [AFP]</i>, 6 September 2009. Given "<a href="http://www.leadercall.com/opinion/local_story_061102108.html" rel="nofollow">American Library Association Shamed</a>," by <b>Nat Hentoff</b>, <i>Laurel Leader-Call</i>, 2 March 2007, I ask anyone reading this to explain why the ALA views book burnings, bannings, and jailed librarians in Cuba as NOT censorship, and why people legally keeping children from inappropriate material IS censorship. Why does the ALA not only refuse to assist jailed Cuban librarians, but go further and actually thwart efforts by <a href="http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org/" rel="nofollow">others</a> to assist them? Why should members of the public consider the ALA to be authoritative on the definition of what is censorship in local public libraries? Indeed, why should local libraries care one whit about an organization actively blocking efforts to assist jailed and beaten Cuban librarians and associated censorship and book burnings? You are a college library. Why are you misleading people? No books have been banned in the USA for about a half a century. See “National Hogwash Week.”

Also see “US Libraries Hit Back Over Challenges to Kids Books,” by Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse [AFP], 6 September 2009.

Given “American Library Association Shamed,” by Nat Hentoff, Laurel Leader-Call, 2 March 2007, I ask anyone reading this to explain why the ALA views book burnings, bannings, and jailed librarians in Cuba as NOT censorship, and why people legally keeping children from inappropriate material IS censorship.

Why does the ALA not only refuse to assist jailed Cuban librarians, but go further and actually thwart efforts by others to assist them? Why should members of the public consider the ALA to be authoritative on the definition of what is censorship in local public libraries?

Indeed, why should local libraries care one whit about an organization actively blocking efforts to assist jailed and beaten Cuban librarians and associated censorship and book burnings?

]]> Comment on Doing fine after 9 by Bookwmn http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/doing-fine-after-9/#comment-6175 Bookwmn Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:14:15 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=629#comment-6175 Are you sure you don't bite?! Are you sure you don’t bite?!

]]> Comment on Doing fine after 9 by Julie http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/doing-fine-after-9/#comment-6153 Julie Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:44:54 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=629#comment-6153 Does the library ghost appear late at night? Does the library ghost appear late at night?

]]> Comment on Night Owls Welcome by Bookwmn http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/night-owls-welcome/#comment-6120 Bookwmn Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:11:48 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=587#comment-6120 I love owls. I love owls.

]]> Comment on Friday Brainteaser by Kathy eby http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/friday-brainteaser/#comment-6008 Kathy eby Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:48:52 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=564#comment-6008 I have just become familiar with Credo Reference. It looks good and I like this creative way of getting your students to use it. Hope a lot of them take advantage of it. I have just become familiar with Credo Reference. It looks good and I like this creative way of getting your students to use it. Hope a lot of them take advantage of it.

]]> Comment on Primary vs. Secondary sources by Yes Dumagan http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/primary-vs-secondary-sources/#comment-5755 Yes Dumagan Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:54:22 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=549#comment-5755 thanks for the information. now i know the differences :) thanks for the information. now i know the differences :)

]]> Comment on Primary vs. Secondary sources by Bookwoman http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/04/28/primary-vs-secondary-sources/#comment-5752 Bookwoman Thu, 30 Apr 2009 04:13:19 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=549#comment-5752 This is great! Wish everyone would bookmark it. This is great! Wish everyone would bookmark it.

]]> Comment on The MPL goes green with Better World Books by Sarah http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/10/22/the-mpl-goes-green-with-better-world-books/#comment-5742 Sarah Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:16:20 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=524#comment-5742 Very cool. Watch the video - they have cheap textbooks too! Very cool. Watch the video – they have cheap textbooks too!

]]> Comment on Friday Credo Brainteaser by Dan the Music Master http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/2009/04/03/friday-credo-brainteaser/#comment-5574 Dan the Music Master Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:37:51 +0000 http://twcbookwise.wordpress.com/?p=497#comment-5574 I'm glad you put up this post. The answers (all of which I know) make for good general knowledge for students. I’m glad you put up this post. The answers (all of which I know) make for good general knowledge for students.

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