Reference Questions, 11/24/09

This is a short 2 hour shift because this is Thanksgiving week! I am thankful for this short shift. :)

1. (Phone) An adjunct LIS professor called and wanted me to put a sign on the Citi lab. He was supposed to have class in there tonight, but since we are closing early he decided to move it back to the regular class room.
2. A student wanted to know what time the UTLC closed tonight.
3. A student was looking for the Singer Sewing Book, and we in fact had it.
4. (Phone) Someone wanted to know what time the library closed tonight. We close at 7. :)
5. A student was looking for an article entitled The Corleone CHRONICLES.
6. (Phone) An adjunct LIS professor called and wanted me to go check in the Citi lab and make sure none of his students were in there waiting for class to begin.
7. A student wanted to borrow a pencil.
8. A student wanted to know what time the library would be open tomorrow.
9. A student wanted to know what time the library would be open tomorrow.
10. (Phone) Someone wanted to know what time the library would be open tomorrow.
11. A student wanted to know what time the library would be open tomorrow.
12. A student wanted to know when the library closed tonight. In 10 minutes dude!

Thanksgiving is 2 days away! Yay for turkey!! I am also thankful for the fact that most people seem to have left campus and that this was a pie of a shift. :)

Reference Questions, 11/21/09

Well, today is my grandpa's birthday, but instead of going out with the family, I'm here on the reference desk. A librarian's work is never done. :(

1. (Chat) Took over a chat from Darryl. I do not like taking over chats. : The student had a question about majors and the abbreviation lic.
2. A student was looking for sources on ethics in social psychology research and experiments.
3. (Chat) A student was looking for a book entitled American First Ladies Their Lives and Their Legacy edited by Lewis L. Gould.
4. A student was looking for resources concerning hip hop and language for and English class.
5. A student had a question about accessing an article.
6. (Chat) A student had a question about registration and tuition bills.
7. A student wanted to know where she could access the towers.
8. A student was looking for a book. She already had the call number. She also wanted to know what the E represented. American History of course. And she also wanted to know what range African American history would be located in.
9. A student had a question about finding books.
10. A student wanted to know if you could print from the reference computers.
11. (Chat) A student wanted to know if the Citi Lab computers had Microsoft Office.
12. A student was looking for resources on the song Strange Fruit that was sung by Billie Holiday and the poem that was written about that song by Joy Harjo.
13. Showed a student how to unlock their computer.
14. A student needed books on the Erie Canal.

Pretty slow night. Had a few bursts of people here and there, but overall it was quiet. Just they way I like it. :)

Reference Questions, 11/17/09

Had a crazy time getting here. Ever heard of 4 o'clock traffic? Nice...

1. Two students wanted to know where they could make copies and how much it cost.
2. A student was looking for sources for a research paper on the G20 summit and the current economic crisis.
3. A student needed a pair of scissors.
4. A student needed me to continue holding 2 books at the ref desk for her.
5. A student needed help with a research paper that he was writing on Somolian pirates. It was for a PolySci class so his class had a Course Guide ready to use. (Lynda is awesome!) I showed it to him and then showed him how to do some searches.
6. Showed a student how to work the microfilm machines.
7. The student from #6 had a printing problem with the microfilm machine. Microfiche is wonderful. ;)
8. A student paid for some printouts and then had a question about reserving microfilm.
9. A student was looking for furniture journals.
10. A student needed to writing a viewpoint paper about election spending. Opposing Viewpoints to the rescue.
11. A student was looking for Hunted, Book 5 of the House of Night series. We did not have it so I helped her ILL it.
12. (Chat) An undergraduate student wanted to know how many books they could check out at once, the answer is 300.
13. A student was looking for sources on illegal dumping off the coast of Africa.
14. (Chat) A student wanted to know how to check their flex account.
15. (Chat) A student had a question about the SSRN database.
16. A student wanted to know where the bathroom is located.
17. Two students were looking for the Something About the Author books.
18. A student wanted to know where a certain book was located.
19. A student was looking for books about Walt Disney.
20. Two students were looking for books on West African colonization.

Reference Questions, 11/10/09

The crunch is on. So much work due this month. My sanity is hanging by a thread.

1. A student was looking for the Encyclopedia Britannica.
2. A student had a question about ILL.
3. A Guilford College student had a question about checking out books.
4. A Grimsley High School student was looking for books and/or articles on the IRA, the Irish War for Independence, terrorist and guerrilla tactics.
5. A student was having trouble finding his topic in the Encyclopedia Britannica. The book he needed was not there.
6. Two ENG 106 students were looking for publications by poets during the years 1912-1922. Their poets were Witter Bynner and Arthur Davison Ficke.
7. An LIS student needed to use the computers that had the STAT USA software on them.
8. A student needed to see UNCG's Undergraduate Bulletin and had a question about how to access the online course catalog.
9. A student was looking for a fax machine. According to Lynda there is one in the EUC and the Dining Hall. (possibly)
10. A student was looking for articles on energy production along the coast of NC. I directed her to the Biology databases. She said it was for a biosphere class.
11. A student was looking for a book Becoming New Yorkers. It was checked out so I explained to her about ILL.
12. A student was looking for a book in the reference department.
13. A student had a question about APA citations. I had to use the book. I am not a fan of the book.
14. A student had a question about accessing an article in Web of Science.
15. A student was looking for books on justice, human rights and transitional justice.
16. A student was having trouble finding articles on solar power in NC. I'm afraid I wasn't much help. There is not much out there on it.
17. A student was looking for books on Christian Dior.
18. (Chat) A student was looking for a video on why Central America has limited jobs. I could not find a single one.
19. A student was looking for food safety statistics for Guilford County. I couldn't find a thing. So frustrating.
20. (Chat) A student had a question about an MLA citation for a web page. I hate citation questions.

My brain is still operating at the speed of molasses. I can't wait to see the end of this semester.

Reference Questions, 11/8/09

AASL is over, thank God. I have not gotten a good night's sleep since Monday night. I hope I do not fall asleep at the desk.

1. A student wanted to know where the Teaching Resource Center was located.
2. A student was looking for books on vampires in modern literature.
3. A student wanted to know where Special Collections was located.
4. A student was looking for the APA Citation sheet that we make.
5. (Chat) A student was looking for books on the history of sororities at UNCG.
6. (Phone) A student was looking for articles on traumatic brain injury and risk factors.
7. (Chat) lost a chat while I was on the phone.
8. (Chat) A student was looking for Palestine By Joe Sacco.
9. A student was having trouble logging into the ref computers.
10. A student was looking for resources for an ENG 106 assignment that has been plaguing the ref desk this week. the students have to find an author in Poetry magazine (1912-1922) and then go and find books of poetry written by them from that same time period. it is a very labor intensive assignment.
11. Another student came up with a question about finding sources for the ENG 106 poetry assignment.
12. Yet another question concerning sources for the ENG 106 assignment. (same student from #10)
13. A student was looking for books on Augustus Caesar and his army reforms.
14. A student was looking for books on African languages, specifically Bamara.

Glad this was a slow night. My brain has been having trouble functioning all night. I desperately need sleep. I am so glad to be home. Sleep will be had tonight, finally.

Reference Questions, 11/3/09

After sitting in traffic on I-40 for 50 minutes I am finally here. I leave for AASL today. I wish this week would just end! :(

1. A student had a question about ILL.
2. An LIS student had a question about where to find a reference book, the American Reference Books Annual.
3. The student from #1 had another ILL question, she wanted me to check and make sure she had filled the form out correctly.
4. A student was looking for the nearest bathroom.
5. A student was looking for the sheet music to Sunbonnet Sally and Overall Jim by Frederick G. Johnson. UNCG doesn't have it, but I found it online at Mississippi State University. i helped the student ILL it.
6. A student had a question about APA citations.
7. A student was looking for books ans scholarly articles on African-American soldiers and the Civil War.
8. A student was trying to find information through Google on Happy Meals Farm in North Carolina.
9. A student was looking for scholarly articles and books on gender roles and fairy tales.
10. A student was looking for books on children and fairy tales.
11. A student needed her computer unlocked.
12. A student needed a stapler.
13. A patron needed a username and password for a guest computer.
14. A student wanted to know where to find some books she had looked up in the catalog.
    
15. (Chat) A student was having trouble accessing UNCGenie. They were trying to register for classes, along with everyone else. I couldn't get it to load either, so i am assuming that it's just getting overloaded with all the requests.
16. A student was looking for the lost and found.
17. A student was looking for the bathroom.
    
18. A patron needed a username and password for a guest computer.
19. A student was looking for the nearest postal facility. (His words not mine.)
    
20. A patron needed a username and password for a guest computer.
21. (Chat) Someone typed some gibberish then closed the chat. Funny.
22. A student needed the microfilm for Vogue for the years 1940-1944. We only had 1944, someone else must have 1940-1943.
23. A student was looking for journal articles on world hunger and poverty. It was for a PSC class and the wonderful PSC librarian had made a research guide for his class, so i just directed him to it and he was very happy about it. :)
24. A student needed help with a journal, the British Medical Journal.
25. A student needed help finding an article that her professor had told her about.
26. More assistance with the British Medical Journal.
    

Now I'm off to Charlotte for AASL to see the culmination of 3 semesters worth of work. I'll be glad when it's all over.