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| + | In honor of the 50th anniversary of the sci-fi serial Doctor Who, we asked librarian and author Susan Jane Bigelow how the show has affected her life and career. | ||
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| + | How has Dr. Who influenced how you practice librarianship? | ||
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| + | One of the things I love about the series is that it places such value on being creative and using whatever tools you have at your disposal to solve problems. If that isn't li¬brarianship, I don't know what is. | ||
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| + | What if anything about the show makes your inner librarian cringe? | ||
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| + | The Doctor is basically a walking encyclope¬dia of the universe, plus he's the last of his incredibly ancient race, but he never writes any of his vast knowledge down. Plus the fil¬ing system on the TARDIS is rubbish. | ||
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| + | What about the show do you think could inspire other librarians? | ||
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| + | Any show that inspires that sense of wonder in people, that makes us want to get out there and learn more about the world, is a great thing. I believe libraries do that, too. It's not a coincidence that people have built small libraries that look just like the TARDIS. | ||
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