Comments on: Reference Question of the Week – 4/1/12 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-9419 Brian Herzog Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:52:43 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-9419 @Rosemary: I remember my parents talking about the “new math” I was being taught in school when I was young – maybe changing it up every generation is just job security for teachers?

]]> By: Rosemary http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-9140 Rosemary Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:17:25 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-9140 I had a friend run into the math issue with her daughter. She kept trying to explain the concept of borrowing and her daughter didn’t have a clue what she was talking about since they were teaching them this method at school.

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-9069 Brian Herzog Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:19:12 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-9069 @amac: I don’t know. Anything having to do with DRM and licensing seems, much like math, more difficult than it should be. But since Apple and Amazon can handle it, I would think Barnes and Noble could too. And thanks for the comment – I appreciate you reading.

@Shane: it did, it was just funny to watch. Also, interestingly, the girl was eight, the dad looked over sixty.

]]> By: Shane http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-9046 Shane Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:06:17 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-9046 Sounds like a perfectly normal father-daughter exchange to me :)

]]> By: amac http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-9044 amac Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:51:06 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-9044 Great post… they do make the math more complicated than it needs to be.
Question: do you ever think Barnes and Noble will get with the program and get on the APP wagon? It is so much easier and smoother than having to connect and drag…not too mention teaching!
Love your blog..

]]> By: Thomas http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-8899 Thomas Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:18:51 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-8899 That math problem seems like a lot of steps.

The Nook dreams comment made me think of Philip K. Dick’s story, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”

]]> By: Brian Herzog http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-8898 Brian Herzog Sat, 07 Apr 2012 19:18:23 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-8898 @Cari: I don’t think I have it totally correct, but I kind of get the principle. I guess this is the “new” new math.

@Liam: We do have Overdrive, but we were using the laptop they brought with them. Something I didn’t know until this experience is that you still need a computer even when using a Nook Color. I thought, since it’s much like a tablet computer, we could just use Overdrive’s mobile site and download right to the Nook, but no – we still needed to first download to their computer and then transfer it with a cable. That’s an advantage the iPad and Kindle have over the Nook.

]]> By: Liam Hegarty http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-8884 Liam Hegarty Sat, 07 Apr 2012 18:00:46 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-8884 I’m curious, how did you download the book onto the nook from a library computer? I thought you needed a unique adobe id and had to synch that to a specific computer. Do you use Overdrive?

]]> By: Cari http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2012/04/07/reference-question-of-the-week-4112/#comment-8882 Cari Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:34:10 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=3242#comment-8882 That’s really cute! I don’t really understand the expanding math either, though!

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