Whether or not librarians should teach the Bluebook (or the citation manual of choice for your school) can be considered a hot topic in my opinion. What are you doing at your schools? Are you actively teaching the Bluebook? Are you answering questions that come up at the reference desk? Are you avoiding citation questions and referring them elsewhere? Does your library get citation questions?
How is your library handling citation questions?
We (reference librarians) don't teach the Bluebook -- the LRW writing instructors handle it. Of course, we get Bluebook questions at the reference desk and I try to answer to the best of my ability. One of my colleagues is a Bluebook expert and if I am stumped I will usually consult him.
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