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President Obama Nominates New Librarian of Congress Who Supports Open Access (teleread.com)

Posted by yaelk on from the will-the-gop-let-this-through dept.

Dr. Carla Hayden, CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore and a former president of the American Library Association, is President Obama's nominee for Librarian of Congress. What a contrast to long-time LoC Librarian James Billington, a stuffy old academic who hated e-books and was so far out of touch that he liked faxing more than e-mail. According to President Obama, "Dr. Hayden has devoted her career to modernizing libraries so that everyone can participate in today's digital culture." Dr. Hayden was a fierce opponent of the Patriot Act and believes strongly in speaking out against surveillance. What's more, she would be the 14th Librarian of Congress, in charge of the Copyright Office, and the first woman and first African-American to hold the position.

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  1. Nomination Blocked! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This really should be left up to the next elected president, if we are to believe the do-nothing blow-hards in Congress.

    1. Re:Nomination Blocked! by elrous0 · · Score: 4, Funny

      The constitution obligates them to do their job and approve a nomination.

      This guy might be able to correct you on that mistaken assumption.

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    2. Re: Nomination Blocked! by Darinbob · · Score: 3, Funny

      Although McConnell seems to be succeeding at his goal of making Obama a two term president only.

  2. Oook? by wonkey_monkey · · Score: 5, Funny

    Oook? Ook.

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