Ray,
Thanks for the clarification. As I stated before, all of
your points concerning outside contractors are excellent, and I
am glad to see that you did not intend to cast aspersions on the
fired B&M staff. Thanks also for identifying the consultant
(Price Waterhouse); that's a useful piece of information.
Ann Davidson
adavidso@oyez.law.upenn
Opinions expressed are mine, not those of my institution.
>
>
> Just to clear the record about a few things here:
>
> 1> I do not have any information on the qualifications or the
competence of
> the B&M library staff. I was only making a point, and I really
do find it
> hard to believe that B&M's entire library staff were useless.
The bulk of
> the layoffs in B&M's 10% were library saff members.
>
> 2> The consultants to B&M mentioned in a prior message was Peat
Marwick. I
> have since looked into this and find it is actually Price
Waterhouse, and
> that B&M is using temporary staff in the library now.
>
> 3> It is my opinion that servicing a law firm the size of B&M
with staff
> from an outside service will be difficult if not impossible, if
it is to
> save $$$ and ncrease efficiency.
>
>
>
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