Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Are we having fun yet?

I'm having a lot of fun at the reference desk. But the real nitty-gritty questions of times past are few & far between. I didn't realize how much has changed. People just automatically go to the internet and type in their question to the nameless faceless white box and up pops 2, 361 answers. They look at the first 3 - 4 and go with whichever they like best. Don't care that it may be WRONG.
(In sing-songy teenage girl voice) "Um, What happens when I mix bleach with ammonia? Is it like baking soda & vinegar?"

Ask a reference librarian and maybe you'll keep your eyebrows attached to your face, where they belong. Go to the internet and blindly search around and you may or not find the right answer.
By the way, the right answer is NEVER mix bleach & ammonia. REALLY bad things happen when you mix bleach & ammonia. Please ask a reference librarian - PLEASE don't just try this at home.

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