From: "Blobaum, Paul" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:41:41 +0000 Would Mr. Beall have been sued if he published his opinion in a national newspaper, or academic journal? Or given a professional presentation to a limited audience on the subject? Should librarians bow to coersion and intimidation when rendering opinions? Would he have been sued if he had reported reults of research of those who published with XYZ journal, and those authors reported calling the publisher "criminal, etc." ? I have a feeling lawsuits against librarians happens more often than we might think. Paul Blobaum, M.A., M.S. Full Professor College of Health and Human Services Librarian Liaison Governors State University Library University Park, IL 60484 708-534 4139 pblobaum at govst dot edu