Issue No.7
 
 Date:  2/20/2004
 Publisher:
 WJ Schroer
Introduction  

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Feature Article  

In this fifth installment of our article on the Problem Customer, we pick up our story at the end of dealing with a situation where the customer is in the wrong. We addressed how to identify the situation where the customer is or is likely to be in error and then went on to cover the four rules +1 for reconciling the situation. That is, there are four rules to employ when suspecting a problem with a customer who may be in the wrong.
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Quote of the Month
Social Librarian News


"If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?"

Albert Einstein


Obtaining passports for children is becoming more difficult for parents, but is also may be affecting your library. In 2001, the State Department began requiring both parents of children under 14 to sign the passport application. The new law requires children 14 years old and under must be present when applying for a passport.
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Portal Pick
 

Initially started as a print journal in 1974, the online publication of Bright Lights Film Journal began in 1996, and continues to today. As noted on its site, the journal is "a popular-academic hybrid of movie analysis, history, and commentary, looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation, and international film from a wide range of vantage points from the aesthetic to the political." The journal is edited by Gary Morris, and contains pieces by a number of persons, including independent writers, film critics, and freelance journalists. While users can browse the archives dating back to 1996, the articles are also thematically organized on a sidebar on the homepage. These themes include Animation, Hong Kong Films, Documentaries, and Film Noir. The interviews section is quite strong, and contains candid pieces with Frederico Fellini, Robert Wise, and John Woo. Check it out at: http://www.brightlightsfilm.com

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