Monday, April 18, 2011

ACRL Philadelphia: Well, Shut My Mouth

     During the question-and-answer session following a speaker, why do some questioners go into an expansive essay mode? Maybe a captive audience brings this out, or they're intoxicated by the speaker's charisma.

     It is unfortunate that such persons are not limited, Twitter-like, to 140 characters--or to the terseness that decades past characterized telegrams ("Hello [stop]. I liked your talk [stop]. I have a question [stop]. [Etc.]") Instead, they appear to think that they are being paid by the word.



"One in an ACRL Philadelphia series. Collect the whole set."

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