This is the statement which ex-ALA President , Michael Gorman made and agreed to have us distribute, when asked, but declined, to attend today's SRRTAC meeting's discussion of the core values revision issue. Michael Gorman was the author of "Our Enduring Values: Librarianship in the 21st Century" and was responsible for guiding the discussion of the core values promulgated in 2004 .
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"Dear Friends
I am afraid that I haven't the energy to speak on this topic--especially after noting that this is a time of crisis in which librarians and their values are under continual attacks from anti-democratic, socially irresponsible racist and homophobic haters of education simply for being professionals with values.
The core values statement was the result of many discussions over a long period and was drafted and presented by me for a committee headed by the current Librarian of Congress.
This was after I had written a book on the values of librarianship after studying the topic for a long time.
It defeats me WTF these people think they were doing "simplifying" a relatively short document at this time of all times.
If you wish to pass my views on to the group. please do.
All the best to all, Michael
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Mark C. Rosenzweig, co-chair of SRRT/IRTF
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Mark Rosenzweig
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