[Ipg-smz] LoC #fail

[Logan Harbaugh]

I understand the frustration – anyone who takes their craft seriously hates to see their tools misused. However, actual editors (not librarians), let this kind of stuff through every day. Given that many editorial staffs that used to have at least four or five people edit an article at various stages and now often have one, I suppose it’s inevitable. 

 

 

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Logan G. Harbaugh
logan at lharba.com
530-243-1346
1547 Magnolia Ave.
Redding, CA 96001
www.lharba.com <http://www.lharba.com/> 

 

From: Ipg-smz [mailto:ipg-smz-bounces at netpress.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Goldberg
Sent: Monday, July 1, 2019 10:24 AM
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Subject: [Ipg-smz] LoC #fail

 

Read more-or-less bottom up for my rant and LoC lame response.


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Thank you for pointing out the incorrect it's/its. I have fixed the mistake.

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Question History:

Patron: To General Inquiries: 
It's disheartening to see this first sentence in a LoC blog post: 

As summer wraps us in it’s heated grasp... 

...if LoC can't get it's/its correct -- what hope is there for helping other people keep this straight? How does this get written, edited, approved, posted, without SOMEONE noticing? 

https://blogs.loc.gov/inside_adams/2019/06/the-bald-eagle-creature-of-nature-and-an-american-symbol/

Librarian 2: Mr. Goldberg:

Thank you for pointing out the incorrect it's/its. I have fixed the mistake.

I hope this is helpful but please let us know if we can provide any further assistance. If you are in the area, please visit the Library of Congress and maybe consider subscribing to the Science & Business blog Inside Adams at http://www.loc.gov/rss/#science

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