Gorman insulting Bloggers again

In an interview with Dick Kaser (ITI V.P., Content ) posted on the InfoToday Blog, Gorman does it again:

With the emphasis on quick search, Gorman said, "We've gone from cataloging to this sort of reduction of full texts . . . and a new age of amateurism [blogs] . . . and a belief in the great myth that everything is available on the Internet and everyone can find what they want."

This, he said, creates a "perilous" environment for libraries, and even challenges the basis of our civilization by reverting to a pre-Gutenberg situation in which "everything is written on water, it just flows away."

Is there such a thing as a recall procedure for ALA president? I don't expect to agree with any ALA president 100% of the time. I also do not expect him to continually insult what I do. I am not an amateur nor are other library oriented bloggers. See the complete post at:

http://w3t.org/?u=dtq

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