From the monthly archives: March 2007

Thing I like: Chicago Manual of Style Online

By On March 18, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Citing Sources

The Chicago Manual of Style – that little red book that’s the bible of citing sources – is testing an online version. Right now they’re offering free 30-day trials, and it’s worth a look. There’s also some stuff that doesn’t require any sign-in – my favorite is the Chicago Style Q&A, where someone [...]

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The Sober Librarian: An Introduction

By On March 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment · In Librarians, Life in the library

Okay, first, go here and read this comic strip: http://catandgirl.com/view.php?loc=282

While we admit to a certain fondness for tipsy librarians, we can certainly see how it might be frustrating to be faced with 43,000 hits, only 0.007% of which might actually contain the piece of data you want, when you do an [...]

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