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And, in the interest of full disclosure, World Net Daily is also the publisher of at least one of the books that the librarian suggested ("The Marketing of Evil" was written by David Kupelian, who is the Vice President and Managing Editor of World Net Daily). Julie Miller-Breetz, librarian Cochran Elementary Louisville, KY jbreetz1@jefferson.k12.ky.us -----Original Message----- From: David Lininger [mailto:tss003@TNP.MORE.NET] Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2006 9:58 AM Subject: Re: Don't You Dare Share That Book List DAVID DENNING wrote: > I decided that it would be a good idea to check the news sites, so I went to yahoo.com, foxnews.com, cbs.com, msnbc.com, and abc.com and searched "Scott Savage." None of these had this story. One of them (sorry, by now I can't remember which was what) found several citations from WorldNet Daily. I'm not familiar with that one. > I've been following this story for the past few days. WorldNetDaily is an Internet-only news site run by veteran journalists. Here's the latest: http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49809 For those who don't have time to read the whole story, here's a brief summary. The reference librarian, Mr. Savage, was one member of a committee tasked with putting together a reading list. When he noticed that most of the titles under consideration were of a left-leaning nature, he suggested some from the other side of the spectrum. Three professors took offense, got the faculty senate to vote to condemn Mr. Savage, then found out they couldn't do that. The three filed official sexual harassment charges, which apparently have now been dropped. Mr. Savage has not yet filed a lawsuit, but is considering doing so. What is interesting about this whole thing is that Mr. Savage is a member of a religious group that is akin to the Old Order Amish, in that they avoid most modern "conveniences" (he uses a horse and buggy for transportation). Perhaps this whole incident will help to change the view people have of librarians! We may be quiet, but we can be strong. -- David Lininger, kb0zke, MS/HS librarian Hickory County R-1 Schools Urbana, MO 65767 417-993-4226 tss003 at tnp dot more dot net -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, e-mail to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * Allow for confirmation. * LM_NET Help & Information: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://elann.biglist.com/sub/ * LM_NET Supporters: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/ven.html --------------------------------------------------------------------