Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Jesse Shera

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.

Jesse Hauk Shera was an American librarian and information scientist who pioneered the use of information technology in libraries and played a role in the expansion of its use in other areas throughout the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.

American - Librarian | December 8, 1903 - March 8, 1982

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The paperless society is about as plausible as the paperless bathroom.

Jesse Shera

The computer is here to stay, therefore it must be kept in its proper place as a tool and a slave, or we will become sorcerer's apprentices, with data data everywhere and not a thought to think.

Jesse Shera

When a librarian really believes that a book is harmful, that its content is contrary to the welfare of the community, or that it is destructive of good taste, even if those are his opinions only, he has not only the right, but also the obligation to do what he properly can to keep that book out of the hand of those whom he thinks might be injured by it.

Jesse Shera

Shera's Two Laws of Cataloging: Law #1, No cataloger will accept the work of any other cataloger. Law #2: No cataloger will accept his/her own work six months after the cataloging.

Jesse Shera

Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Jesse Shera

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