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Date: Mar 22, 2006

USM University Librarian off to Clemson

Date: Mar 22, 2006

From the bottom of Tier IV to the top of Tier II as head Librarian --- that's a helluva move! Congratulations Kay, you deserve every bit of this. You're as good as it gets.

On another angle, SFT is about to have his 3rd Univ Librarian. Wouldn't you think that under normal circumstances a university prez would have to survive a long long time to have 3 librarians? It's amazing. He's done it in 4.

Date: Mar 22, 2006

Clem wrote:

..........has accepted the same position at Clemson.

Give Robert Campbell our regards and tell him we miss him!

Date: Mar 22, 2006

We are going to miss you!

Thank you for your hard work!

We think that you are going to be the best thing Clemson ever saw!

Date: Mar 22, 2006

Is this the beginning of meltdown for the Library?

Date: Mar 22, 2006

Kay Wall was a large part of the backbone of USM. Good luck and God's speed Kay!

Date: Mar 22, 2006

Book lover wrote:

Is this the beginning of meltdown for the Library?

What's a library?

Date: Mar 23, 2006

Institutions never fall down with a bang, they fall a brick at time. The bricks keep falling. Few notice one brick missing and after a period of time, the falling bricks become routine and no one notices. Soon the institution becomes shabby and a slum. Then no one wants to be there and only those who are trapped by circumstance remain. Optimism fades and only Pollyanna can smile. Boss Tweed can sit in his office and exclaim, "we are wurld class". When Boss Tweed is gone, we will have a secret president that wears a mask at all times and has a device that disguises her/his voice. Have a nice day.
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Date: Mar 23, 2006

Sources tell me that Fleming played a role in getting this done at Clemson. He was there a while.

Date: Mar 23, 2006

Cossack wrote:

When Boss Tweed is gone, we will have a secret president that wears a mask at all times and has a device that disguises her/his voice.

Like in the Wizard of Oz?

Date: Mar 23, 2006

Kay,

We hope you have a great experience there at Clemson!

Thanks for all that you have done here.

Date: Mar 27, 2006

Wasn't Thames heard to ask (during the interview process) what the university needed a library for these days?

Date: Mar 27, 2006

In some circles, the quote has achieved an almost mythic status. The version I heard was "I think libraries are a thing of the past. I haven't been in one in __ years." The number of years varies, usually from 15 to 25. Perhaps it has grown with the telling, but considering Shelby's demonstration of his complete lack of understanding of libraries, sometimes I doubt it.