June 19, 2007

One for the Guys

Wow. Pity Guy Robinson Robertson (my apologies; corrected to proper last name!) ... or give him a really, really big stapler. In this month's Feliciter (from the Canadian Library Association) he writes a feature article titled "Keeping Up Appearances: Looking Like a Librarian in an Age of Paranoia." (If you can't get at it via a CLA login, try your library's Ebsco database.) In it, he describes the denial of his work visa by a customs official who determined that Guy didn't look like a librarian, so must have been lying about his reasons for entering the USA...

I hope he meets with more success in future attempts. This kind of thing is just... well... embarrassing. Thanks to Laurel for sending me the article!

(Sunny and hot. Yes, again.)

2 comments:

Christina said...

Robertson, I think. The direct link for academic search premier is: http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25245360&site=ehost-live

Ruth said...

Oops - you're right, Christina, I must have seen his last name wonky. I've fixed it - thanks!