Comments on: Reference Question of the Week – 2/28/10 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/06/reference-question-of-the-week-22810/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Wed, 08 May 2013 14:00:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/06/reference-question-of-the-week-22810/#comment-1454 Brian Herzog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:45:55 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=946#comment-1454 @Elin: I’m always happy to commiserate – people who don’t book meeting rooms are missing out on some good times.

@lesbrarian: Thanks for the mandate – I’d actually never heard of the trilogy, and so just requested our copy.

]]> By: lesbrarian http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/06/reference-question-of-the-week-22810/#comment-1453 lesbrarian Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:00:51 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=946#comment-1453 If you like medieval siege weapons, you need to go read the Engineer Trilogy, by K.J. Parker, starting with Devices and Desires.

This is not so much of a recommendation as a mandate. I am seriously breaking readers’ advisor protocol by not inquiring as to what you actually like to read, but the trilogy is good enough that standard practices can be discarded.

]]> By: Elin http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/06/reference-question-of-the-week-22810/#comment-1452 Elin Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:47:01 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=946#comment-1452 I couldn’t love that more. I book our meeting rooms and just shared that post with my department and it brightened our day. Thanks for the laugh!

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