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Re: Professional archivists



A DEFENSE...

Many of us work alone, in dreary cool (68 degree) spaces, with nary a soul
to communicate with.  Discussions between members of this listserv might be
the only human contact we have between the hours of 8:00--5:00.  If some of
us get carried away, we get carried away.  We're professionals but we're
also human beings and, as such, crave the companionship the listserv
provides.

Elayne (I'm climbing off my soap box now) Goyette, Archivist

-----Original Message-----
From: Archives & Archivists [mailto:ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU]On
Behalf Of Barbara Mathe
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:55 AM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Professional archivists


It simply never ceases to amaze me that so many members of this list have
time for off-topic material. Since the single objection yesterday to the
assault of messages about food on the archives list, another 23 (yes I
counted them) appeared this morning.

Beyond the nonsense, one of the other major topics of this listserv is
whether archivists are given their due respect as professionals.  I would
be embarrassed to have our profession judged by the discourse on this list.

If there were another list available which limited discussion to
professional archival matters, I'd unsubscribe from this list in a second
but I remain because this is the only list we have.


Barbara Mathé
Museum Archivist and Head of Library Special Collections

American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79 Street
New York, New York 10024
(212) 769-5419
mathe@amnh.org

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