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10+1. I recently did this, but felt a little reluctant to "impose" on someone. However the librarian was fairly adamant that tracking things down was not only part of his job, but also one of the fun parts (at least for him). He was also crazy good at it--I had a pdf within a few hours, after unsuccessfully trying to track it down for a few weeks on my own.– MattCommented Aug 15, 2019 at 22:46
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3I am an MLS dropout (I wanted to complete, but depression...argh) anyway -- there were the stereotypical introverts who wanted to hide -- they go into archival work, or databases, or do lots of essential stuff that dealt more with the materials and processes. Then there were those of us who wanted to be more focused on Instructional librarianship (I had been an adjunct for ages), or learning commons, or outreach -- we were the front-of-house ones like you encountered, @Matt. It's like Tech Crew and Actors -- both sides needed to run a show.– April Salutes Monica C.Commented Aug 16, 2019 at 14:07
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