Comments on: Buzzing Birmingham http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/11/18/buzzing-birmingham/ MP for Wantage and Didcot Sun, 7 Sep 2008 13:16:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tizzy http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/11/18/buzzing-birmingham/#comment-21095 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:58:37 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/11/18/buzzing-birmingham/#comment-21095 Can someone tell Mike that there have been quite a few cities created since Birmingham was given its letters patent in 1889 - eg Preston, created in 2002, the Queen's Jubilee, along with one each in Wales, Scotland, and N Ireland. I haven't bothered to look up the rest of Europe. Or, perhaps he means that the city has the highest number of a particular age group. Not quite such a catchy soundbite, though, is it? “Birmingham is Europe’s youngest city, with more students than any other UK city outside London, more under 15’s than any other major European city, and 37% of the population under the age of 24." http://capture.bhm.lon.world.net/upload/MBL_GB_1039_Marketing_Birmingham_trio.pdf Even the above clip from their article is a bit ambiguous. Continuing the theme of pedantry, perhaps it is time to firmly delineate between a library, an archive, and a learning resource centre. The responsibilities and expertise required are different in each one. I would like to see more emphasis (and money spent) on transcribing/copying important works onto the internet for all to see. Birmingham is already clogged up and, though I understand the argument for beautifying the centre, I'm not at all convinced that the decision to build its new 'library' in the middle is a good one. Can someone tell Mike that there have been quite a few cities created since Birmingham was given its letters patent in 1889 - eg Preston, created in 2002, the Queen’s Jubilee, along with one each in Wales, Scotland, and N Ireland. I haven’t bothered to look up the rest of Europe.

Or, perhaps he means that the city has the highest number of a particular age group. Not quite such a catchy soundbite, though, is it?

“Birmingham is Europe’s youngest city, with more students than any other UK city outside
London, more under 15’s than any other major European city, and 37% of the population under
the age of 24.”

http://capture.bhm.lon.world.net/upload/MBL_GB_1039_Marketing_Birmingham_trio.pdf

Even the above clip from their article is a bit ambiguous.

Continuing the theme of pedantry, perhaps it is time to firmly delineate between a library, an archive, and a learning resource centre. The responsibilities and expertise required are different in each one.

I would like to see more emphasis (and money spent) on transcribing/copying important works onto the internet for all to see. Birmingham is already clogged up and, though I understand the argument for beautifying the centre, I’m not at all convinced that the decision to build its new ‘library’ in the middle is a good one.

]]> by: canvas http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/11/18/buzzing-birmingham/#comment-21090 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:46:59 +0000 http://edvaizey.mpblogs.com/2007/11/18/buzzing-birmingham/#comment-21090 The IKON do a really great job. I think Birmingham should have a Tate. Look what it did for Liverpool! The IKON do a really great job. I think Birmingham should have a Tate. Look what it did for Liverpool!

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