A few months ago I was at the reference desk from 9:00-10:00am. During that time I answered a few of the usual questions. "Where is this book? Where is the bathroom? Where is the computer lab?" That type of thing. It seemed like a normal, if slightly boring, desk hour.

The caller was a woman. Sounded like she was in her late fifties, maybe early ( Read more... )

For my independent study project, I am writing a paper about how Library of Congress Subject Headings about various queer topics have changed over the years. It's pretty interesting and more fun than I thought it would be.

During my research, however, I've come to the conclusion that the Library of Congress either takes bribes or takes lots and ( Read more... )