Well, I went to the public library yesterday to work on my S&D questions. I found most answers, but had difficulty finding all of the sources and will return another day to find those. My time was somewhat limited, but I still managed to get quite a bit done with the time that I did have. I found the dictionary of synonyms quite interesting... why not just call it a thesaurus? I love words and finding new ones or rediscovering old ones is intriguing.
I did find that the Durland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary was actually Dorland's... after some hunting and sending Benny in one direction while I went another. It was nice to have him there to help me find some of the call numbers since the person at the reference desk was less than helpful. When I asked where her bibliographies were located, she told me a few different places, didn't lead me to those places, and never checked up on me, even though I purposefully plopped myself down at the table directly behind her desk. I had a hard time locating some of the sources with the catalog... do they only catalog books that are available for checkout?
Overall, I appreciated the time to get to know the collection better there and to get better acquainted with bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. A Saturday afternoon well spent, I'd say.
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