For links in the catalog. Used for links in catalog. More next week. And remember, I'd still be happy to hear from more of you about the primary web resources for your specialty. For my money reference librarians are one of the most overlooked sources of expert information.
Reference librarians are professional information hunters.
I deserve a swift kick in the shorts for all the times I've stubbornly wound my way through the library stacks, my mule head leading the way, searching fruitlessly for information a librarian could put in my hands in a matter of minutes. Librarians not only know what's in the library and where to find it, they know what's NOT in the library and where to find it. Librarians are also an excellent source of pertinent tangents. Finally, not only is it a librarian's job to assist you in your search, most of them enjoy it thoroughly. The best are tenacious informational gumshoes, happiest when they are on the case.