tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-752848740641988503.post13971330362430854..comments2011-10-11T12:18:07.866-07:00Comments on <center>Only Connect</center>: Radicals and FanaticalsBen Chartoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12897854191715571765noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-752848740641988503.post-48917092485694774602011-10-11T12:18:07.866-07:002011-10-11T12:18:07.866-07:00I think this is a huge example of "easier sai...I think this is a huge example of "easier said than done." Specifically, the Ghandi gambit. We are all librarians but we're also people. There are people in positions of power in libraries throughout the country whose jobs can be threatened by change. Also, the communities tha libraries exist in can be hostile to the existence of libraries due to percieved tax-payer expense and obsoletion.<br /><br />I find "radical librarianship" an empowering concept all things considered. Yes, the rhetoric has a tone of self-aggrandizement. But that may be necessary to subvert the perceptions that threaten libraries as well as to effect change within them to increase relevancy and efficacy.<br /><br />Libraries may need a gentle Ghandi-like push to change. But, perhaps a little radical interrogation of the norm can help also. I don't believe they are mutually exclusive in terms of getting results.D.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843680410135752590noreply@blogger.com