http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/05/14/reference-question-of-the-week-5811/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Sun, 26 May 2013 01:12:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/05/14/reference-question-of-the-week-5811/#comment-2802 Emily Zervas Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:50:29 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1944#comment-2802 Noticed while helping a patron: another Gale Biography In Context Occupation is “werewolf”.

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/05/14/reference-question-of-the-week-5811/#comment-2728 Heather Booth Thu, 26 May 2011 02:01:53 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1944#comment-2728 Wow, I find this really sad. Other “victims” listed include Rodney King, Matthew Shepherd, and Elizabeth Smart: perhaps better labeled a “spokesperson, unintentional” an “activist, posthumous” and a “survivor”.

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/05/14/reference-question-of-the-week-5811/#comment-2680 Elisabeth Tue, 17 May 2011 21:37:51 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1944#comment-2680 I first noticed this a while back when searching for Emmett Till. He, too, is listed as “victim”. My other “favorite” Gale occupations? Murderer (Susan Smith, Lizzie Bordon) and Serial Killer (Albert Fish, Ted Bundy).

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/05/14/reference-question-of-the-week-5811/#comment-2672 Magical Metadata Fairy #52 Mon, 16 May 2011 17:07:38 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1944#comment-2672 … and that’s why labeling fields is such a wonderful thing! Nobody knows what data means unless you label it. Then it’s perfectly clear, right?

]]> http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2011/05/14/reference-question-of-the-week-5811/#comment-2664 Stephen Francoeur Sun, 15 May 2011 01:11:12 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=1944#comment-2664 Another WIN for Gale databases!

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