LIBRARY DIRECTOR RESIGNS BECAUSE OF WIFI
Library Director at a college in Santa Fe, NM left her position due to wireless internet (WiFi) in the library. Rebekah Zablud Azen, MLIS, resigned from her position at Quimby Memorial Library, Southwestern College, on December 16th, 2006 after administrators refused to discuss the issue. "I don't feel that I should have to jeopardize my health to secure or maintain employment, but allowing oneself to be irradiated is fast becoming a condition of employment for librarians. I just said no."
http://centeredlibrarian.blogspot.com/
(January 18, 2007 posting)
Council on Wireless Technology Impacts Citizens and professionals concerned about responsible use of electromagnetic radiation
936-B Seventh Street, #206,
Novato, California 94945http://www.energyfields.org/
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 17, 2007
Contact: Rebekah Azen
505-424-9475
rebekah@cybermesa.com
Although this is interesting, I personally don't believe it to be a tremendous threat. So much of our living space has been filled with the frequencies to allow for cell phone usage, wireless computer usage, remote controls, microwaves, etc. etc.
I thought it would be interesting to put the link here to the article as this blog topic is specifically Libraries and WiFi. I do not believe this will be a common trend however.
Although I did find this excerpt at punkplanet initially, that link does not seem to work, so I have added information above and another link. The article is longer and speaks in-depth about what some perceive to be the effects of such technologies. I believe it was originally posted at the LITA listserv (Library and Information Technology Association).
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Wow, using Punk Planet as a reference! Awesome!
Thanks Dominique, however the link didn't seem to work...tried a couple of things, but were unsuccessful, so chose another spot to find the complete article.
cheers.
I read about this several weeks ago when it was floating around on all the list serves. And it horrified me, just having a run-in with the unseen asbestos in our home. I read some responses to this issue- could it be the next three mile island? While I think this is probably silly, these are the issues that we deal with when technology spreads at ten times the speed of the public awareness about the safety of it. From what I read, there is really no proof that Wifi is dangerous, but it has also Not been disproven. I intend to do a lot of reading on this some snowy day here....
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