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March 16, 2007

Michael Lines

BC Legislative Library Closed – for Good?

Here's the story in the Times-Colonist. A snip:

The B.C. legislature library is closing down indefinitely for a seismic upgrade, and there is widespread concern it won’t reopen.

And here's a gem from Joan Barton, former head of the library:

“There is no such thing as ‘everything is on the Internet.’ When you say that to a librarian, they’re too polite to say so, but their first thought is: ‘I’m dealing with an idiot.’”

(Serena Ableson broke the story to the library world on this list)

Michael is a librarian, webmaster, and researcher at the University of Victoria Diana M. Priestly Law Library. He has an MLS and MA (Medieval History) from the University of Toronto, and is the father of two youngsters.
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6 Comments on “BC Legislative Library Closed – for Good?”

  1. Connie Crosby says:
    March 16, 2007 at 6:51 pm

    I can't seem to open the list page…is it private, or has it been pulled?

    Horrible news indeed, Michael!

  2. Michael Lines says:
    March 19, 2007 at 10:48 am

    No more news on this yet.

    The list link works for me, but I'm on campus. Maybe that's part of the problem. Here's Serena's note:

    The Legislative Library in Victoria is closed as of today for seismic upgrading. There seems to be a bit of controversy brewing as to whether the library will open again in its present location — re. at the back of the Legislative Building. For more information, see the article in the Times Colonist at:

    http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/story.html?id=375548cd-cb33-49d2-8acf-9749308d9bbb&k=64944

    For now, the collection will be boxed and stored in a warehouse in Saanic

  3. Sylvia says:
    March 19, 2007 at 10:54 pm

    We're aghast here in B.C. Please, everyone, raise a ruckus about this. Email Premier Gordon Campbell at premier@gov.bc.ca. Thanks. :)

  4. Reaction in the blogosphere « Save the B.C. Legislative Library says:
    March 21, 2007 at 1:57 pm

    [...] slaw.ca, Library Tech Confidential, Concerned Librarians of British Columbia have also linked to the news stories. [...]

  5. Mark says:
    March 22, 2007 at 9:12 am

    This decision taken by the BC government is apt illustration of ignorance in the truest sense of the word. Of course the only way to battle ignorance is through the acquisition of knowledge; which ironically is one of the purposes of a Legislative Library. This decision is, sadly, indicative of the short sighted political leadership that we are currently subject to in this country. I've also got a news flash for them, when the big one hits the West Coast they can have "earthquake proofed" (an oxymoron if ever there was one, I'd suggest they go look that up in a dictionary but alas they will soon be boxed up and sent to a government office in Victoria) all they want but it will not make a big difference in downtown Victoria.

  6. Michael Lines says:
    March 22, 2007 at 12:49 pm

    The Leg. is built on a high 'relative hazard rating' site, according to the Earthquake hazard map available at
    http://www.em.gov.bc.ca/Mining/Geolsurv/Publications/GeoMaps/GM2000-1/toc.htm

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