Re: End users are not experts!

[Gail Smith <gks@execpc.com>]

In Pam’s post below, she has obviously “struck a nerve” and has brought
about numerous responses already. I would wish that Pam had followed
LM_NET protocol and identified herself.  Is she a vendor herself?  Is
she a librarian who had bad advice from an end user? Or just someone who
feels that she has a caveat for us all??  Her posting would be more
valid if we could assess her bias, and that missing identifier could
have helped us.



--
Gail Smith, Cybr@rian
Edison Regional Gifted Center
Chicago, Illinois
gks@execpc.com   or   gsmith@edison.cps.k12.il.us

pam DeVoe wrote:
>
> Dear Media Specialists,
>     From time to time on LM-NET I see requests for information about AV
> equipment.  All of this information seems to be very sincere and some is
> interesting, however I always wonder how this can be useful.  Since all
> libraries are different and every situation in which various AV products
> can be used is different, the end user can't possibly know what to
> recommend to the person posing the question.
>     The only ones who could and should assist in any purchasing
> situation would be AV dealers.  They are the experts, not us end users.
> They know the questions to ask about lighting, accoustics, off-viewing
> angles, etc.  Please all of you out there who are contemplating a
> purchasing decision of this type, use the experts.  Rely on people who
> know what they are talking about.
> Sincerely,
> Pam

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