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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I generally refer them to Library resources, as I did in this case, and encourage them to contact me again if they need further information. They never do, as the library resources always provide more than they need (if indeed they follow up on my advice). </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>That way, I get to be Mr Nice Guy, without it really costing me (or my employer) very much time. Students need to learn that the Internet as a research tool has very limited areas of usefulness. Getting them into library resources is one way of trying to achieve that.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Peter D. Smith [<A HREF="mailto:psmith@NBNET.NB.CA">mailto:psmith@NBNET.NB.CA</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 6:07 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: CANDRAMA@LISTSERV.UNB.CA</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: FW: help me with my thesis?!</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>This is very similar to a lot of requests that I get at Imperial Theatre,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>especially at this time of year!! Usually someone who wants someone else</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>to do their work for them--I just got an email claiming that the Saint John</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>library has nothing on the theatre (it does, in several branches), and that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>there is nothing on the Internet, either (lots and lots, including lots of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>links from our website).</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I used to respond with a message saying, in effect, "do your own work";</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>now, unless it is a [signed] message asking for some *specific*</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>information, not a complete data dump, I ignore these.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>How do you others respond?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Peter D. Smith</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>General Manager</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Imperial Theatre</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Saint John, NB</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>At 02:42 PM 11/16/2001 -0500, Gaetan wrote:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Anyone care to help this person out?</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Cheers.</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Gaetan</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>From: "Katarina Farkas" <perles@matavnet.hu></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2001 20:18:31 +0100</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>To: <blajeune@total.net></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Subject: help me with my thesis?!</FONT>
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<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Hello!</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>I was just having a look at your encyclopedia entries, and I decided to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>contact you, hoping there is someone who could help me.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>I'm studying English Literature and History at ELTE University in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Budapest, Hungary and I have a problem with finding material for my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>thesis. The title is: The Development of Theatre Life in British Columbia:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>the Cult of Shakespeare, and I was going to do research into when and</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>which Shakespeare plays have been performed on the territory of BC from</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>the early beginnings until present day. Unfortunately, I don't have</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>accsess to any of the archives from this part of Europe, so I need all the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>help I can get.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>I would really appreciate any information, data, or at least some advice</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>on who to contact.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Thank you very much for taking time to read this and help.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Katarina Farkas</FONT>
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