tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post1897535829189515764..comments2024-02-29T06:03:35.483-05:00Comments on Canada's Anglo-Celtic Connections: Better web service from LAC?JDRhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-1593095564214963262012-11-03T08:31:01.079-04:002012-11-03T08:31:01.079-04:00Had to comment again. I DO respect anyone defendin...Had to comment again. I DO respect anyone defending LAC, 'coz it is so hard to do so. Good on you, mate!<br /><br />You made a good point about the librarians. I do not often consult them, being fairly strong in my research abilities in libraries. However, I value very highly the expertise of archivists who know their collections, because often they are aware of sources within their turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257591323835458147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-15968962912371904252012-11-02T19:19:59.499-04:002012-11-02T19:19:59.499-04:00Thanks for defending LAC, they seem incapable or u...Thanks for defending LAC, they seem incapable or unwilling to do so.<br /><br />While technicians can certainly respond adequately to a certain percentage of queries it appear LAC no longer has the expert archivists and librarians able to respond to queries requiring in-depth knowledge.<br /><br />It also appears that LAC is writing itself a blank cheque to delete web material it chooses JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-74699618966911621332012-11-02T18:52:02.183-04:002012-11-02T18:52:02.183-04:00(I can't believe I'm actually defending de...(I can't believe I'm actually defending decisions from LAC, but here goes...)<br /><br />A couple of comments:<br /><br />I would be curious to find out what percentage of questions being asked actually require the services of a librarian or archivist. Most questions asked in any research library can be handled by a technician, freeing up the time of the librarians and archivists to deal Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-44946004486830926522012-11-02T08:55:33.914-04:002012-11-02T08:55:33.914-04:00It makes me feel ill. Not only can I now speak ONL...It makes me feel ill. Not only can I now speak ONLY to clerical staff and archival or library technicians without an appointment, and not ONLY does the role of our national Library and Archives Canada no longer include interlibrary loan services to governmental and public libraries NOT located here in Ottawa, now, having butchered its own budget for diigitization and internet usage, LAC's turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257591323835458147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-90377483540388255072012-11-01T20:40:38.548-04:002012-11-01T20:40:38.548-04:00The source, indirectly, is Ron Surette and Julie
...The source, indirectly, is Ron Surette and Julie <br />Hébert of LAC. JDRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471656063812824731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24066635.post-6071152027405306392012-11-01T20:04:47.849-04:002012-11-01T20:04:47.849-04:00Where is the information in this blog post coming ...Where is the information in this blog post coming from? Much of it is incorrect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com