tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post1067316175624934126..comments2023-05-12T11:14:40.792-04:00Comments on Librarian on the Run: The Case of the Missing StaplerGot 2 Trot Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06716848943540926912noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-52820630304739605492009-03-31T23:46:00.000-04:002009-03-31T23:46:00.000-04:00Argh, nothing worse than that microfilm machine. ...Argh, nothing worse than that microfilm machine. It's become a very occasional (read: once a year) question for me. When it happens, I accept that I will look like a fool as I try many times before successfully assisting the patron with the reel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-24148735228737269722009-03-26T18:04:00.000-04:002009-03-26T18:04:00.000-04:00Wait, is the stappler in the copy machine or a sep...Wait, is the stappler in the copy machine or a separate machine? That would pretty funny if someone wheeled the copy machine away whenever they felt like it.Nick P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18440562436630430871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-37264907460051794912009-03-26T17:31:00.000-04:002009-03-26T17:31:00.000-04:00Those microfilm machines are the bane of my resear...Those microfilm machines are the bane of my research existence. It's easier to read 4000 year old papyrus than the census records at the Mass. Archive with the projection machines. And the BPL newspaper collection looks more like a Rorschach test, with massive ink stains that blot out half the page. Evidently, they make the original copies back before quality control was invented. <BR/><BR/>Staplers are another matter. I'm surprised yours isn't locked down with a hardened cable like in most offices. Stapler borrowing is a crime against humanity, office-wise.Mark B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03524735496130204611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-84802421011612928252009-03-26T15:52:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:52:00.000-04:00No, but I have one of those at my desk. :)No, but I have one of those at my desk. :)Got 2 Trot Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716848943540926912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-51069297895880599682009-03-26T15:43:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:43:00.000-04:00Is it a red Swingline stapler?Is it a red Swingline stapler?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-40142764280292679962009-03-26T15:39:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:39:00.000-04:00It's an electric stapler- not sure that would lend...It's an electric stapler- not sure that would lend itself to chaining it to the desk.Got 2 Trot Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716848943540926912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-31155778645113160632009-03-26T15:24:00.000-04:002009-03-26T15:24:00.000-04:00Can't you chain the stapler to the desk, like they...Can't you chain the stapler to the desk, like they do at the DMV?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-15596760962885319612009-03-26T13:48:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:48:00.000-04:00I feel for this guy. He sounds like one diligent, ...I feel for this guy. He sounds like one diligent, kind, community minded guy who has been bedeviled by poor equipment, and less than helpful staff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-12611612332291948872009-03-26T13:45:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:45:00.000-04:00I had the same fax anxieties until someone pointed...I had the same fax anxieties until someone pointed out to me that there's a small drawing of a piece of paper with a folded corner where you load the doc you want to fax. If there are squigglies on the drawing (to represent writing) then you load the doc writing side up.Got 2 Trot Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716848943540926912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8614450973317251020.post-17675604568776762822009-03-26T13:21:00.000-04:002009-03-26T13:21:00.000-04:00My fear is that someone will ask me to send a fax....My fear is that someone will ask me to send a fax. I'm never sure if I've put the paper in the right way, so the person on the other end could get nothing but blank pages.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I found your tale gripping. Of course, see <I>my</I> tale above and maybe my commendation won't seem so significant.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.com