Phil Miller provides, as ever, an amazing role model for us who are in the same profession. And, now there's just wishing to be able to attain the same level -- ever!
Liza Stabler <<<<<A Most Memorable Reference Question Having been a librarian for near to forty years I have learned that most librarians who assist patrons with their reference questions have at least one or two memorable stories they enjoy sharing. Some are funny, some are poignant. They are the librarians war stories. The incident I am about to relate occurred around 1976, when HUC-JIR was still on West 68th Street. One Monday morning I answered the telephone and was greeted by the voice of a young man who spoke English with a mild Yiddish inflection at machine-gun speed. He did not offer his name but asked point-blank, What can you tell me about the Sayfer Khenikh?.........>>>>>> Elizabeth F. Stabler, Librarian Congregation Emanu-El 1 East 65th Street New York, NY 10021 212 744-1400 Fax: 212 570 0826 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
