105 “useless” librarians

July 29, 2005

105 “useless” librarians
I received an email from an irate alumna of the UPLSAA Yahoo groups referring a link to an article written by Mr. Adrian Cristobal in his column at the Manila Bulletin Online (July 28, 2005) . The first paragraph of the article reads:

HAVING been accredited by the Professional Regulatory Commission, 105 librarians, just like 101 Dalmatians, make us wonder what to do with them? Their only possible employment lies with Powerbooks, National Book Store, and all other book companies which probably have more books than all the public libraries in the country.

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