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Today in my technology class, as I stood over the open bowels of a computer, all that I could think of was that 400 years ago, it would have been very much like Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp. I think I was very lucky, however that it was not an actual human we were dissecting because I was feeling sick for much of the afternoon. Never will I buy the chicken cesar salad from the Fens again. But, there, that was my dorky moment of the day.
I didn't share my insight with my classmates for fear that they would find me too odd, and too art historianish, for words.
I also shot myself in the foot because I have two research papers (for reference and archives) and one group project due all at the same time. Yuck.
Fun times in Reference?
Well, he was telling us we have to be careful and check titles to make sure they actually exist. So like when a person comes in and says last night they were watching tv and they menioned a book on beagles and it was called "Oranges and Peaches", don't go frantically searching for hours for that book, because it doesn't exist. What they are really looking for is Origins of the Species.
This week's reference questions:
1. What is the origin of the phrase "Throwing a tub to the whale"?
2. What is the value of a 1975 Norton 850 Comando?
3. What are some addresses of small arms manufactures in Massachusetts?
4. I have heard the phrase "rabbit rabbit" repeated on January 1st. What does that custom indicate?
5. What would one spray around the baseboards and windows to discourage scorpions from entering the house?
6. What is the origin of the place name, Mousie, KY?
7. When is the King Ranch Annual Ranch Hand Breakfast and approximately how many people attend?
8. Please find a bibliography of diaries and travel accounts in the US from 1730 to about 1830.
9. Could you please find a bibliography of bibliographies of theses and dissertations?
10. The Siege of Trenchers Farm was made into a film. What is the title of the film?
And, the person I need to contact for the interview is out of town, so I sent her an email instead.
I didn't share my insight with my classmates for fear that they would find me too odd, and too art historianish, for words.
I also shot myself in the foot because I have two research papers (for reference and archives) and one group project due all at the same time. Yuck.
Fun times in Reference?
Well, he was telling us we have to be careful and check titles to make sure they actually exist. So like when a person comes in and says last night they were watching tv and they menioned a book on beagles and it was called "Oranges and Peaches", don't go frantically searching for hours for that book, because it doesn't exist. What they are really looking for is Origins of the Species.
This week's reference questions:
1. What is the origin of the phrase "Throwing a tub to the whale"?
2. What is the value of a 1975 Norton 850 Comando?
3. What are some addresses of small arms manufactures in Massachusetts?
4. I have heard the phrase "rabbit rabbit" repeated on January 1st. What does that custom indicate?
5. What would one spray around the baseboards and windows to discourage scorpions from entering the house?
6. What is the origin of the place name, Mousie, KY?
7. When is the King Ranch Annual Ranch Hand Breakfast and approximately how many people attend?
8. Please find a bibliography of diaries and travel accounts in the US from 1730 to about 1830.
9. Could you please find a bibliography of bibliographies of theses and dissertations?
10. The Siege of Trenchers Farm was made into a film. What is the title of the film?
And, the person I need to contact for the interview is out of town, so I sent her an email instead.
