Something Better on the Internet
Today I had a lady who needed something about "you know, the US Constitution, with all the articles and the Declaration of Independence."
Yikes! So, I pulled out that paragon of introductory texts, the World Book Encyclopedia, and showed her how the entry on the US Constitution gave an overview of the constitution, talked about the history of the constitution, and then provided the full text of the document. After a few minutes of looking, she approached me again, pointed at the text of the Constitution and said "This part, do you have a printout from the internet that's better?"
"Better in what way?" (naive me, I was hoping maybe the print was too small...)
"You know.....shorter....."
posted by tormentedlibrarian @ 3:31 PM
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Well, if we just wait a little longer I'm sure they'll remove some of those pesky amendments for us. (starting with one, four and eight...maybe nineteen?) I'm being ironic. I hope. ;)
Shame on you Dewey! I did send her on to your area after my "here's something to give you an idea of what you're researching" World Book recommendation. I gave her the WB article first so when she got to your desk and encountered a smartass like you she'd be at least minimally equipped with some knowledge on her subject! She had a whole book on the constitution from y'all when she returned my World Book...so, baby steps.... (I think she still wanted something shorter though!)
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