Professional Reading Shelf
Government Information–United States
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge
Mr. Info: Take the Money�It’s Free!
“(Matthew) Lesko has a unique writing process: plagiarism. It turns out, he says, that in the government, nothing is copyrighted. He simply cut and pasted text from government publications for his first New York Times bestseller, and has been ‘writing’ that way ever since. His description might be a little breezy, however. The real value Lesko adds is in his rigorous and tireless research efforts, as well as the extremely logical and helpful organization of the material. While it is true that anyone can find these resources on the Web or by calling government numbers or writing government agencies, not everyone has the time or inclination to do so.” In other words, Lesko’s work saves people time and effort. This is a skill/service that the library community should also stress in our marketing.

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