The wages of ignoring your librarian

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From: Deborah Hunt (dhunt@exploratorium.edu)
Date: Tue Apr 27 2004 - 11:42:59 PDT 

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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 11:42:59 -0700
From: Deborah Hunt <dhunt@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: The wages of ignoring your librarian

THE WAGES OF IGNORING YOUR LIBRARIAN
Chicago Sun-Times columnist offers this anecdote in tribute to
reference librarians: Frances Boehm and her colleagues at the Skokie
Public Library were once on the lifeline for a contestant on the TV
game show 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?' and Roehm says: "We were
all standing there, ready, but the contestant never called us, so she
lost. She thought the question was a real no-brainer, so she just
answered it. Out came the wrong answer." The question was "Where are
the Petronas Towers?" and the contestant's answer was "Singapore."
The correct answer was Kuala Lumpur. Roehm's assessment of damages:
"I believe it cost her $125,000." (Chicago Sun-Times 11 Apr 2004)
http://www.suntimes.com/output/lifestyles/cst-nws-zay11.html 

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