Is anyone else disturbed by what I see as a growing trend here?  By this
I mean the increasing number of "requests for information on..." that
appear to be substitutes for going to the library. I am busy.  To answer
most/any of these questions would only take a few minutes, but would be a
disservice to the individuals making the queries who need to learn how to
use their library catalogs, current contents, and/or other library
sources in order to do research.  Now, if the query starts out "I have
looked up ... and found only a couple of references...." I would be much
more sympathetic.
 
Does anyone else feel this way?
Mary Ellin D'Agostino
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