Libraries and Parents and Children
We recently have been faced with an interesting problem in my library. On the surface it seemed like a pretty simple issue, but the more we thought about it, the more complex it became. The Situation A...
View ArticleLibrary Investigation
One of the local television stations in Boston, WHDH 7, just aired an investigative story into libraries: Theaters and video stores usually require an age of 17 or older to see or rent an R-Rated...
View ArticleReference Question of the Week – 8/10/08
One difficult question I get occasionally is "do you have rankings for doctor/lawyers?" I think what people are expecting is a Consumer Reports-like ranking of these two professions, but unfortunately,...
View ArticleZagat Doctor Reviews. Zagat?
Last year I talked about the resources available that offer consumer information and rankings of doctors. According to the New York Times, there's now one more. The ubiquitous Zagat guides are known...
View ArticleReference Question of the Week – 1/9/11
This week's question wasn't difficult, and isn't particularly unusual, but I'm sharing it because I like the resource we ultimately found to answer it. An older patron walked up to the desk and said, I...
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