RIDICULOUS REFERENCES
Here are some actual reference questions as reported by American and Canadian reference librarians: “Do you have a list of all the books I’ve ever read?” “Is the basement upstairs?” (Asked at the First Floor Reference Desk). “Do you have that book by Rushdie: ‘Satanic Nurses’?” “I am looking for a list of laws that I can break that would send me back to jail for a couple of months.” “Which outlets in the library are appropriate for-my hair dryer?” “Can you tell me why so many famous Civil War battles were fought on National Park sites?” “Do you have any books with photographs of dinosaurs?” “I need a color photograph of George Washington (Christopher Columbus, King Arthur, Moses, Socrates, etc.).”
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