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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
As digital as things are getting, the library itself, the physical building, is the gateway to that information.
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Yep. One more quote to show the value of library staff - I know, I'm biased! - but it is a great loss:
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One of the problems Mueller couldn't work around was the disappearance of librarians who could help him in his search for scientific literature. The report said the number of in-house librarians went from 40 in 2007 to just six in April 2013.
"The librarian would sit down with me and specifically design the searches for what I needed," said Mueller.
"A librarian is far better at doing a literature search than I am," added Mueller. "It's their profession."
James Turk, executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, sympathized with Mueller's frustration.
"Knowledgeable and expert librarians and archivists are invaluable resources in helping you find what you want," he said.
"So they [Health Canada] are not just closing physical collections of books. They are getting rid of the guides to those collections."
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/heal...ling-1.2499217