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The point is to take book decisions out of the hands of locals, and into the hands of librarians. In other words, it changes who gets to promote or censor books
by NoRelToEmber 3y ago
The point is to take book decisions out of the hands of locals, and into the hands of librarians. In other words, it changes who gets to promote or censor books.
- Prickle 3y agoDo the librarians not count as locals? I would think most librarians are people who are relatively local to their library.
- NoRelToEmber 3y agoThe distinction between locals in general, and librarians in particular, can be very important, in light of ideological litmus test librarians may have needed to pass on their way through academia: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-universitys-new-loyalty-oath-11576799749 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-universitys-new-loyalty-oat... https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/diversity-statements-faculty-litmus-test-colleges https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equalit... https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equality-not-elitism/dei-dogma-diversity-statements-widely-required-for-jobs-at-arizona-public-universities https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/equalit... - A recent report from the Goldwater Institute found that 80% of job postings for Arizona’s public universities required applicants to submit a statement detailing their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Prickle 3y agoAh, that makes sense. I sort of assumed it would be similar in distinction to something like a "Local Doctor". The doctor would still have local biases (sometimes pseudo-scientific) towards specific treatments or methodology.
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