Comments on: Reference Question of the Week – 5/30/10 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/06/05/reference-question-of-the-week-53010/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Sat, 25 May 2013 00:44:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/06/05/reference-question-of-the-week-53010/#comment-1629 Brian Herzog Tue, 08 Jun 2010 02:58:11 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1045#comment-1629 @Lisa: I didn’t know about that database, but I like it. It seems to be organized by product (to look up what’s in a specific product), which isn’t exactly what he’s after, but thank you for sharing, because I’ll definitely use this in the future.

@Molly & @Vicki: It’s funny to go from knowing zero about a topic to knowing enough to answer a question, all over the course of a few minutes. Well, I didn’t answer a question in this case, but you know what I mean. Of course, part of the reason I write this blog is to help myself remember these questions, and to record sources I’ve used to answer them.

]]> By: Vicki http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/06/05/reference-question-of-the-week-53010/#comment-1628 Vicki Mon, 07 Jun 2010 21:46:17 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1045#comment-1628 What a reference sleuth you are! I enjoyed reading about the process you went through to help the patron.

]]> By: Molly Williams http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/06/05/reference-question-of-the-week-53010/#comment-1627 Molly Williams Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:41:47 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1045#comment-1627 Cool. I’m surprised he thought anyone would know what inci/inky meant …

]]> By: Lisa http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2010/06/05/reference-question-of-the-week-53010/#comment-1626 Lisa Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:42:56 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1045#comment-1626 My first thought would’ve been… NLM’s Household Products Database (http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/), also available through the NLM Gateway (http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/). Again, probably not the right format, but it might contain the FDA info?

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