http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Thu, 23 May 2013 18:19:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/#comment-1463 Brian Herzog Thu, 01 Apr 2010 11:21:31 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=953#comment-1463 @Kersten: you’re welcome. I [heart] my job.

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/#comment-1462 Kersten Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:36:07 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=953#comment-1462 thank you for this post – great story

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/#comment-1461 Brian Herzog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:10:43 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=953#comment-1461 @David: I’m sorry I can’t help, but that is a good idea for a shopping search engine: like Froogle, but limited only to stores with a physical location (which would also be good for shoppers who wanted to see something before they bought it – except that has the danger of turning physical stores into life-size display cases). I think this search should be called “Brickle.”

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/#comment-1460 David Allen Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:54:19 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=953#comment-1460 Well, I’m reasonably sober (and in the UK) and I have the same problem as your user: how the hell do you find a bricks and mortar store that will sell you something on the net. I need two seven inch wheels. I can buy them on the net and pay twice as much as the wheels for delivery. If I were in Florida I could get them at Ace Hardware. In London? Ay di mi!

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/#comment-1459 Debbie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:38:07 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=953#comment-1459 hahah this was really cute to read, though I imagine it was exasperating in person!

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/03/13/reference-question-of-the-week-3710/#comment-1458 Alison Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:53:47 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=953#comment-1458 This story makes me miss working at a public library! And I NEVER would have thought about the jargon of computers the way she did. It’s amazing how quickly someone else can alter our view of the world.

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