On 09/13/2013 04:17 PM, Kalia Kliban wrote: > While I'm mostly on board with you on this one, there's one situation in > which I feel that allowing someone to rummage through my library of > books and copy material is justified, and that is when there's a > brand-new caller trying to put together the kernel of a working > repertoire. When you're new, it's really hard to know which books you > might like (though some, like Larry Jennings's, seem like an obvious > place to start), and the financial aspect of acquiring books can also be > daunting. It can be a real boost to get access to the library of an > established caller for a little while. Not only can you see the range > of what's available, you often have that caller hovering around and > offering guidance (for better or worse) while you're doing it.
Oh, don't mistake me, if someone wants to look through my books, borrow them, write down a few dances, etc. I'll let them. I just won't let them photocopy an entire book (or copy the ebook, etc.) I don't make a distinction between `new' and `established' callers in any sense though. —Sam -- Sam Whited pub 4096R/EC2C9934 https://samwhited.com/contact
