...God created librarians!
Nikki is working on her science fair project. More specifically, she is doing a "review of the literature." This is a task that I was asked to do in graduate school, but not before then. Perhaps this is a new task that was created in the fifteen years between my undergraduate and graduate careers, or perhaps this is yet another way that schools have found to create chaos in the lives of unsuspecting families by assigning students work that is way over their heads. Regardless, this is what she is working on right now.
Tonight, she informed us that she must have four books, published within the last five years, and three encyclopedia articles so that she can complete her bibliography by Friday. Her topic: do different types of music affect the rate at which one runs? She also informed me that we cannot use journal articles (which is the only way I know to do research). So I did what any overwhelmed parent would do-I took her to the library.
After we floundered around and found nothing helpful for about a half hour, we finally asked for help. Within thirty minutes, the librarian had helped her find two books, ordered two more, copied two encyclopedia articles, and printed two journal articles.
Every time somebody cuts a budget, librarians are the first to go. WHY?! They are angels sent from heaven. God bless librarians everywhere.
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