Randomosity with a side of Extra Reference

Today another reference librarian was out sick and two others had a lot of beginning of the year information literacy classes to pick up, so I had to cover some extra reference time.  Since I worked reference through my lunch break and only had a short time before and after being on reference to work on anything else, it was a less productive day than I had hoped.  Here are a few of the inner thoughts I had today while working the desk:

• Students looking for materials for a quiz due at 2 pm - and one of the three discs is checked out. Sorry I can't help your lack of planning.
• Copier and printer issues are so frustrating when you have little control over their operation. (Business Services on campus controls all copying/printing.)
• Student looking for books and movies on Alexander the Great - sadly the rest of her class got here first. You can always tell when a class has a project when all the materials are suddenly gone.
• Students asking how to search instead of asking me to search for them...librarian warm fuzzy.
• Finally - substantive research - statistics and articles about the local syphilis epidemic.