I had a couple of “library moments” while listening to NPR’s “Morning Edition” today. The first was during the “Listener Letters” segment. One listener (a librarian!) had called in to dispute a claim from last week regarding a woman’s name on the Declaration of Independence. Bob Edwards actually went to the Library of Congress to view a copy of the document in question.
In the second item, writer Charles Fishman spoke about an article he just published in Fast Company about self-service kiosks in McDonalds restaurants. He addressed the fear that the increasing use of these kiosks may threaten jobs (something that’s being discussed in our library as we move toward a more agressive self-check model). His study determined that customers at the kiosks ordered more food, customers were less likely to leave because of long lines, and most of the stores ended up adding staff to meet demand.
Remember, if your library subscribes to Electric Library, you can read transcripts of many NPR programs within about three days of airing.
Bob is starting to get out more…..
Bob Edwards realized he is going to have a lot more time on his hands, so he decided to take a stroll to the LOC.
more food at kiosks?
“His study determined that customers at the kiosks ordered more food”
I guess this proves the only thing stopping the American public from gaining even more weight is the smirk from the bratty teen behind the counter!
database access–proquest
“Remember, if your library subscribes to Electric Library, you can read transcripts of many NPR programs within about three days of airing.”
I recently discovered that Proquest has NPR transcripts as well.
Who was she?
So who was the woman who signed the Declaration
of Independence and what was her story?
Re:Who was she?2 6people.htm?track=rss, but the full story is in Cokie Roberts’ book Founding Mothers.
Her name was Mary Katherine Goddard, and she was the printer who ran off the second printing, in 1777. She put her own name on the bottom of the document. There’s a brief mention in an interview at http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/040426/usnews/
That’s where the whole thing started. Cokie was interviewed on NPR last week, and mentioned Goddard. A librarian called in for clarification, and Bob went to the LOC to see the real thing.
Re:Who was she?
Thanks for this answer…immediate, informative,
and exactly what I wanted to know…gracias Karl!