At the Ref Desk (11/13/18): Beginning of finals week -- wow, we're crowded! [more...]

At the Reference Desk

Brief musings while working at the Reference Desk

Tue, 11/13/18 (5:25pm)

Beginning of finals week -- wow, we're crowded!

Sat, 10/6/18 (10:47am)

(Question of the Day): "For how much time can I ask you questions?" I told him we were open till nine.

Tue, 8/28/18 (4:55pm)

Bingo! Got my first 'Do-U-Have-My-Textbook???' question -- and the school year doesn't even begin till next week!

Mon, 8/13/18 (7:26pm)

Complaints upstairs about someone playing the trumpet in one of the computer labs. Oy.

Tue, 8/7/18 (4:07pm)

Foreign student gets 'flood alert' on phone, asks 'do you get a lot of floods in Chicago?'. Um hopefully not.

Tue, 5/22/18 (8:21pm)

Got an IM request explaining in great detail (several sentences in fact) what kind of article the person was looking for. Only thing missing -- the topic. Oh well...

Sat, 4/28/18 (1:36pm)

Question du Jour: "Can I use one of these rubber bands?" Hope so. No need to bring it back!

Sun, 4/15/18 (7:46pm)

File under 'Learn Something New Everyday': Wanna print more than one page (say, 2, 4, 9, etc.) on the same side of the paper? That's what the option "Multiple" is for after typing Ctrl-P. (Thanks to the student who figured this out after he asked me and I told him I didn't know.)

Sat, 3/24/18 (2:32pm)

In between quarters -- it's either 'do you have my textbook' (student) or 'can you put this on Reserve' (faculty).

Sat, 3/24/18 (12:33pm)

Opening up -- first act of the day: Look up hours quick before someone calls.

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