Judging from the librarian/archivist job title discussion, I know that this may be be a contested topic, but...for anyone who listened to the Morning Edition report on Mary Beth Corrigan, archivist at PNC/Riggs Bank (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5503791), I wonder who else was somewhat insulted by the fact that, when Mary Beth introduced herself as "the archivist for PNC/Riggs Bank," the reporter's voice-over comes back with, "But she is selling herself short; Mary Beth Corrigan is a 'history detective.'" A "history detective?" Perhaps I'm being oversensitive here, but isn't that a little condescending? She's an archivist for heaven's sake, which is so much _more_ than that epithet suggests. Sigh. Should I just be glad that archivists are being praised in the press? Alison A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>