http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/04/24/reference-question-of-the-week-41810/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Sat, 18 May 2013 18:29:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/04/24/reference-question-of-the-week-41810/#comment-1551 Elizabeth Bowman Mon, 17 May 2010 14:34:01 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=984#comment-1551 I had a student come to the reference desk recently, fairly high on something. He formed his question well but then said (pointing at a companion) “Can you give the answer to my friend?” I guess he knew, somewhere in there, he wouldn’t remember what I answered. Sigh.

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/04/24/reference-question-of-the-week-41810/#comment-1550 Heather Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:45:57 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=984#comment-1550 It’s always 5 o’clock somewhere. At least they had the decency to stay home. I usually get to smell the drenched in smell of alcohol wafting around me when they come talk to me.

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