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Re: Access to the Stacks



Gee, I thought the "Jay Gould" quote was actually made by British Prime
Minister Benjamin Disraeli.  I think the actual quote was "Never
apologize. Never explain."  Great quote WHOEVER made it!

Regards,

Mark D. Jaeger
Purdue University Libraries
Special Collections

On Thu, 28 Sep 2000, Simpson, Ethel C wrote:

> I believe in the advice of Jay Gould: Never complain, never explain. I live
> by half of that motto.
>
> I think it is a compliment to the users to act as if we know that THEY know
> we are different from a department store or a public library.  That it's
> taken for granted that only the staff can retrieve materials, something we
> will gladly do for them. If they have to change their asusmptions, that is
> part of doing research.
>
> But it WOULD be nice if you had some sort of apparatus by which people
> could determine what they are looking for. Nice for you too.
>
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