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Let's Get Rid of BillingtonLeslie R. MorrisPublished online: 22 Oct 2008.

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Some years ago, when Daniel oorstein, a prominent historian, but not a prominent librarian, bout to be appointed to the post of Librarian of Congress, I c few staff members at ALA and

and a number of library colleagues to ask their assistance in attempting to stop the nomination. They unanimously told me that:

1. The nomination process had gone too far. d be angry at the library profession for upsetting

mpossible to rouse and organize the Library community on short notice. A call for mass resistance would go unanswered. Influenti librarians would not have time or be willing to contact the congressmen and senators.

3. Daniel Boorstein would just be a figurehead. fessionals would really run the Library of Congress.

Journal of Interlibrary Loan & Information Supply, Vol. 2(4) 1992 O 1992 by The Haworlh Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 1

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Editorial 3

ve a Library of Congress that has had many

Congress who tried to bur- States library community with expensive

at can we do? The 0 ALA members can be reckoned with. We c rite, call, or speak to our congress- man. Ten congressmen for an investigation is a landslide.

on stays, it will put the government on notice that d for another non-librarian as the Librarian of Con-

n-librarian is appointed to a at the next ALA c

ith us. He needs an as the Librarian-of-Co

orth needs a new job.

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