Re: Position Announcement - Cornell - 40 lbs of dust

["S. COX" <scox75@VERIZON.NET>]

My point exactly and in the most eloquent of nutshells!


                                                   ----Shelley Cox

----- Original Message -----
From: "Poul Henningsen" <phdotcom@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <EXLIBRIS@MAIL.ECW.NAME>
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 5:39 PM
Subject: Re: [EXLIBRIS] Position Announcement - Cornell - 40 lbs of dust


> Lifting is not a professional function of a librarian, irrespective of who
> else might or might not be available to do it.
>
> ph
>
> Oprindelig meddelelse sendt 1/26/06 5:06 PM fra "Kevin. Mac Donnell"
> <info@MACDONNELLRAREBOOKS.COM>:
>
> > > The open question is whether the ability to lift 40 lb. is an "essential
> > > job
> > > function," that is, whether it is "fundamental or necessary to the
> > > position."
> >
> > Exactly so, and it depends on the particular situation. In a smaller
> > institution the archivist might be pretty much on their own to do their
> > own
> > heavy-lifting; in a larger library there might be studs a'plenty who come
> > running when you put your lips together and whistle.