ALA Calls for Real Update on EPA Library Status
- From: J Flenner <varney@[redacted]>
- Subject: ALA Calls for Real Update on EPA Library Status
- Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:58:40 -0500
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December 13, 2006
ALA Calls for Real Update on EPA Library Status
Follow up to my December 11, 2006 posting, EPA Responds to Protests Over
Library Closures <http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/013257.html>,
see today's ALA Press release
<http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=news&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=145165>:
"American Library Association (ALA) President Leslie Burger responded to
the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) update Monday on the status
of agency libraries. 'The teleconference raised more questions than it
answered. It is a gross oversimplification to state that everyone
benefits when libraries go digital. This is only true when there is a
thoughtful digitization plan that ensures valuable information is not
lost and public access is retained. We are still waiting for the EPA to
disclose its digitization plan and budget,' Burger said."