Hire a librarian to do your computer work

The Morton-James Public Library
Nebraska City, NE
04 September 2007

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BCR Librarian says:

Yikes! As a recovering academic librarian, this sends chills down my spine! I _guess_ can understand the need for it in a PL, but I'm glad to see that the library is also offering one on one computer classes - for free! I guess the thinking is that there are just some people you can't convince to commit to learning? Hm.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

busy_bee says:

Unbelievable. $5 for 1/2 hour for helping patrons? I am wondering why they deserve to be paid when they are NOT helping patrons.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Travelin' Librarian says:

To clarify, the charge is not to help or assist. The charge is for doing the work FOR the patron, not with the patron. For example, a patron walks in and says "I need six resources on topic X with full citations. Will you do that for me?" The patron's choice is to either sit at a computer and be guided or walk away and come back tomorrow for the results. The second option is what they charge for.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Renesby says:

Great idea but the sign is a bit ambiguous. How 'bout something a bit more upbeat or cheeky?

'Don't have time to waste on the internet? Hire a librarian instead.'

'Do you hate photocopiers? Hire us to tackle them for you'

'Hire a librarian! Available for internet searching, photocopying, scanning, image editing...'

Any other ideas???
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

heidigoseek says:

As somebody who works in a public library, I think this is a good idea. We usually have two staff people on the desk doing EVERYTHING! Circulation, reference, computer assistance, answering the phones, etc. , some computer questions can take a long time, depending on how computer literate the patron is you could be working with them anywhere from 30-60 minutes.
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