I’m sitting in the “DIAD” which is a computer lab reserved just for students from my school.  I’m waiting my turn to run a DIALOG session, an expensive, subscription search engine.  I’m in a class to learn this dialog language so that someday I can use it to search for things my patrons ask for.  It searches academic journals and the results should be more authentic than searching the web at large. 

I was here Monday at a practice lab that didn’t go well, so I have a high anxiety level as I wait my turn.  This lab will be graded, so it matters that I turn out something useful.  To make matters worse I have to do it using a MAC computer, which I’m not at all comfortable with.  I’ve found that within the boundries of UM there is an entire MAC world, and it makes me nervous!

More later, after the lab.  I’ll let you know how it went.

 

PS:  It’s now almost 8 p.m.  I successfuly got the lab to run, got it saved and printed for class.  I feel pretty good about it, just have to type up my analysis for Friday. 

Relief.  Now…to get through another hour of work…in the Youth department.  You all know how good I am with youth.  Not.