On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 ewilkie@mindspring.com wrote:
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> It seems to me to be the perfect solution. I am surprised that the
> RBMS Executive Committee did not, in fact, announce that bookseller
> advertisements are immediately welcome on RBMS-L to compensate for the
> present Exlibris problems with them, rather than complain about
> policies on another list.
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Could you please comment on the nature of the "present Exlibris
problems" with catalog announcements? Before the announcement on Monday
that they were forbidden, I don't think many Exlibris subscribers knew
there was a problem, and I don't think many of us know what that problem
is now.
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"Librarian (like Stewardess, Certified Public Accountant,
Used Car Salesman) is one of those occupations that people
assume attract a certain deformed personality."
- Elizabeth McCracken, "The Giant's House"