Relevant Yesterday, Relevant Tomorrow- But How to Stay Relevant Today?

摘要

Whenever I check my e-mail and find a message from my college-sophomore brother, it's a good bet that he will be asking for help with one of his research papers. Unfortunately, as a public librarian in a smaller suburban institution, I lack access to the academic databases he often needs to search--and face the additional difficulty of long-distance, asynchronous communication with someone who tends to be unclear in his initial queries.