Monthly Archives: September 2009

Do you feel bad for the homeless in the public libraries?

I saw many many homeless who are sleeping in a downtown public library are woken up rudely by securities, some of them were even kicked and knocked with a stick. The funny thing is that I sometimes fall asleep too … Continue reading

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What types of books are considered to be reference books in a library?

I am doing a report for school and need to use one reference book as a resource. Books containing facts that are consulted for greater trust of ones knowledge or opinions. Webster’s defines its root "refer" as to relate or … Continue reading

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Are overdue library books factored into your credit report?

I know this sounds stupid, but I just got my free credit report and there’s $50 that’s way past due and "in collections/attorney" and the date was way before I even got my first credit card. The only thing I … Continue reading

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Can I sync music straight from WMP10 to my zune or can I transfer my WMP10 library to the zune software thing?

I use windows media player 10 for everything, i just like it better then WMP11 or anything else. I had a zen and i never even installed anything, I could just make a playlist on WMP10, plug in my zen, … Continue reading

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What are the main Library job titles?

I see students moving the book carts and placing the books on shelves. What is this called? NO ADVERTISING! Library assistant. Gosh I wish I had that job. I did that job as part of work experience and I loved … Continue reading

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Where was the first library that let patrons borrow written materials?

I know that libraries for a long time were repositories of written knowledge (like the monastery libraries in the Middle Ages), and people could go there to read the manuscripts. But I’m curious where was the first library that allowed … Continue reading

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how often is your local library online catalogue unavailable? there are four?

library networks within 10 miles of where i live, and i regularly look things up on each site, but it seems that at least one of the is unavailable at any given moment. why should they be so unreliable…what is … Continue reading

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Am I legally allowed to call the police when a homeless man is looking at porn at the university Library?

I mean It kinda makes me mad that I am paying thousands of dollars a semester to use the university Library and I can’t find a computer to do my work and there is a smelly homeless guy looking at … Continue reading

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How can I share music across iTunes libraries on the same computer?

I’ve already tried sharing iTunes libraries. It works fine, except there’s one problem. Whenever I try to import a CD, it says I don’t have enough access privileges. The way my brother and I share music on our Macbook Pro … Continue reading

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How can I get into a website that a public library has blocked?

How can I get into a website that a public library has blocked due to social networking? Such as blackplanet? It’s their network, respect it.

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