Not all books in a library deal with history.. so um.. I disagree? 
QUOTE(KidHendrix @ Jan 31 2006, 01:51 AM)
Not all books in a library deal with history.. so um.. I disagree?Â
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Stories, fables, myths and so on are all apart of a cultures history. Greek mythology is just a bunch of story but it plays a part in Greek history. There are also American fables that play apart in history.
QUOTE(Narsrim @ Jan 31 2006, 02:17 AM)
How about... Bibliothec! It means the same thing as a librarian.
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Its an ugly word
QUOTE(Ialie @ Jan 31 2006, 03:19 AM)
Its an ugly word
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But it is so much more arcane!
QUOTE(Ialie @ Jan 31 2006, 02:19 AM)
Its an ugly word
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Pssh.. stop being picky.
QUOTE(Narsrim @ Jan 31 2006, 08:21 AM)
But it is so much more arcane!
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Only if you don't speak French. And I'm with Ialie.. it sounds horrible.
I think Librarian is precisely the right word. Historian is plainly wrong when people are writing fiction, or treatises on herbs, or scientific analyses of the current situation, and changing everything to fit that title would unnecessarily restrict us.
An Archivist is a keeper of archives. i.e a place where old/historical records are kept. That makes perfect sense for the Guilds, where we can presume there have been books and records stored and mouldering for many centuries. It does not make so much sense for Libraries, when 99% of the contents has been written in the past 10 years.
There's nothing as perfect as simplicity. Librarian is the right word, and there's nothing to be gained by coming up with any number of weighty titles, most of which won't fit the job description as tightly.
QUOTE(Aiakon @ Jan 31 2006, 08:49 AM)
Only if you don't speak French. And I'm with Ialie.. it sounds horrible.
I think Librarian is precisely the right word. Historian is plainly wrong when people are writing fiction, or treatises on herbs, or scientific analyses of the current situation, and changing everything to fit that title would unnecessarily restrict us.
An Archivist is a keeper of archives. i.e a place where old/historical records are kept. That makes perfect sense for the Guilds, where we can presume there have been books and records stored and mouldering for many centuries. It does not make so much sense for Libraries, when 99% of the contents has been written in the past 10 years.
There's nothing as perfect as simplicity. Librarian is the right word, and there's nothing to be gained by coming up with any number of weighty titles, most of which won't fit the job description as tightly.
I think Librarian is precisely the right word. Historian is plainly wrong when people are writing fiction, or treatises on herbs, or scientific analyses of the current situation, and changing everything to fit that title would unnecessarily restrict us.
An Archivist is a keeper of archives. i.e a place where old/historical records are kept. That makes perfect sense for the Guilds, where we can presume there have been books and records stored and mouldering for many centuries. It does not make so much sense for Libraries, when 99% of the contents has been written in the past 10 years.
There's nothing as perfect as simplicity. Librarian is the right word, and there's nothing to be gained by coming up with any number of weighty titles, most of which won't fit the job description as tightly.
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Keeping track of your countries fables. myths, and legends, even gossip about great scandles. That is part of being a historian as well all books reguardless if they are fictional or not serve a part in the history of a nation. Greek Myths, roman myths, ancient indian legends, the story of Babe the blue ox and other things, keeping track of those things as well as the truth is part of being a historian.
I don't think any of this is necessary seeing as it's just nitpicking. 
Now excuse me while I run from Ialie.
Now excuse me while I run from Ialie.
The title of this thread briefly excited me, but no longer.
