I Can Haz SOPA Blackout...

Seems like librarians are finally starting to blog about about the evil that SOPA/PIPA is.  It only took... a couple of months, better late than never?  I don't know, it's all very similar to how libraries started tooting their own horn about how "important and vital" they are to the community when budgets across the nation hit the fan.  Why wasn't this being done before hand?

Well, it's good to know that ALA is fighting SOPA/PIPA head on by stating that they "Strongly Oppose" it.

It is all about the bottom line about saying you're against it but actually not doing anything about it...

A couple of sites will be staging a blackout next week on Wednesday the 18th.  I plan to respond to every patron inquiry at the desk by telling them that "The system is down."  The I Can Haz Cheezeburger network has now joined the list: Mashable News Link.  So this will probably mean a lot of librarians will have nothing to do at work.  Might as well get busy with that weeding list you've put off for months, just sayin'...