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Written by Vicky Rampin (née Steeves) on 2024-10-15 at 15:34

do GLAMs not market enough or do people not look into anything ever and assume services don't exist

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Written by I Forget on 2024-10-15 at 16:41

@VickyRampin I feel like modern tech has trained us to believe that useful services aren't available for basically anything, and that if someone says they are then they're overselling for clout. And that if there's a public service available then it's probably underfunded and under active attack.

I'm trying real hard to remove any underlying cynicism as I say that, but as someone who's watched it change for several decades now (like I think you have), I think that's just stripped-down honest.

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Written by I Forget on 2024-10-15 at 16:44

@VickyRampin To be clear, I say that as someone who worked in library tech many years ago and tries to keep up, so I genuinely know that view isn't true. But it's the view I hear, and now that I've been out of library tech for so long (more than a decade), I have to consciously remind myself sometimes that no, y'all really are still doing the awesome things you say you are, and you're not overselling. And I'm super grateful for that touchstone when it comes up.

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