The "L" Word
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Gasp! Not the dreaded “L” word!
From yesterday’s Library Journal:
Rutgers Faculty Agrees to Drop “Library” from SCILS Name.
Why is “Library” such a dreaded word?
update 3/23/08
The Library Journal posted two responses today regarding Rutgers’s decision to drop “Library” from SCILS:
Jorge Reina Schement: Why Rutgers Faculty Agreed to Drop the “Library” Name
Mary K. Shelton: It’s Wrong for Rutgers to Drop the “Library” Name
update 3/27/09
And now Andrew Albanese: What’s in a name? Readers Sound off on Rutgers Proposed Name Change to SCILS
update 4/3/09
And yes, it really did happen: Rutgers Board of Governers Approves Name Change Dropping Word “Library
Tags: L-word, library, MLIS, MLIS programs
