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The Zen Librarian said, “Reference service is like a man hanging from a rope by his teeth over a cliff, with his hands bound to his sides and feet resting on no ledge, and another person asks him for books about Enrico Fermi for a child’s school assignment.”<\/em> More here<\/a>. Then there is something more hardcore<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What, you want more librarian blogs?<\/a><\/p>\n

(I will have you know that I was a demon shelver when I had my undergrad work-study job.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Zen Librarian said, “Reference service is like a man hanging from a rope by his teeth over a cliff, with his hands bound to his sides and feet resting on no ledge, and another person asks him for books about Enrico Fermi for a child’s school assignment.” More here. 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