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A rose by any other name? I don't think so!



Hi all.
 
I thought I'd toss this one out to you since we've been without a discussion thread for a bit and since I'm completely peeved at the moment.
 
I had an experience yesterday when someone--uninformed about libraries and archives--asked me if archivists were a subset of librarians.  As I answered, "No, they are different."  I was countered by two librarians who chimed in and offered, "No, they're essentially the same thing."  As we were in a meeting, I was unable to call these individuals on the comment, but . . .
 
My question for my fellow archivists out there is this:  Do you see yourself distinct from librarians?  And (I'm certainly assuming so) how would you counter that comment?
 
Susan

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Susan Hamson
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