Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Reference Questions, 11/3/2010

Here we are again. Shift #1:
  1. (Phone) Had a question about tomorrow's RefWorks workshop
  2. (Email) Wanted to know when a book she requested would be available for pick up
  3. (Chat) Wanted to know what constituted a print source in APA
  4. Left a book on the reference desk last night and was looking for it; it had not been reshelved
Hour 1 of 4 down. Three more shifts on the desk to go.

Shift #2:
  1. Looking for classroom B
  2. Looking for ITEC 490 instruction session
  3. Wanted to know when classroom A is closing
  4. Wanted to borrow a voice recorder
And now begins the last 2 hours. Here we go again. Shift #3:
  1. Looking for a fax machine
  2. Wanted to know how to print in the library
  3. Wanted to know how to download something off of a voice recorder he used for an interview
  4. Question about printing from a laptop
  5. Looking for a fax machine
  6. Needed to find the book Living in the Environment
  7. Wanted help on searching business journals
  8. (Email) Looking for back issues of the Grapurchat online
  9. Wanted to know where to go to add money to her printing account
  10. Needed to print on the 4th floor
  11. Needed to know how to find a book in the stacks
  12. Looking to check out a camcorder
  13. Looking for articles on cattle and animal welfare
  14. Looking for a way to come up with better keywords
This was a steady shift and my last reference shift of the week. I will bring you more exciting reference activities next week.

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