Ms. Dewey
Great posts, Bitches! And so much more fun to read than texts on constructing lesson plans for info lit.
Ms. Dewey, apparently, is the face of the new Microsoft search engine. Her appearance does much to eliminate the frumpy librarian stereotype, but she is as bitchy and impatient as those mean little bun-wearing old ladies ever were. She just has found new ways to express her frustration, one might say. I gather that she too would benefit from one of Annie's little gadgets.
In other news, an article in Sunday's New York Times revealed that the director of the NY Public Library system earns over $800,000/year to fund-raise for the supposedly destitute organization! Linking to the NYT can be tricky because of that free registration thing, but go on over and check it out.
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I don't know if I like. She makes me nervous when trying to type something. Talk about librarian anxiety. Now no one will want to come to the reference desk!
If you keep watching for long enough, Ms. Dewey reveals her evil plot to take over the world. Explains a lot, really.
I don't think she's going to be able to compete with Google, though. I mean, Google may not show as much cleavage, but it's quiet, patient, and reminds you of important holidays.
kelly, you just made my day. That should be google's new slogan.
oh and i totally didn't know what to type... well, I almost typed "Why are you so intimidating?" but I was totally scared of Ms. Dewey's wrath. Eeeekkkk.
I think I'm in love!!!
1. She's mean, but in a pouty way!
2. She's violent--shot me with a rubber band.
3. She's a smart-ass--"All the ones and zeros, all that useless coding, and you still couldn't create the perfect women."
If only more librarians were like her...
I'm just happy that she looks like me! How self-centered is that???
I'm leaving her up all day. I swear to god she's going to light a smoke and pour herself a Librarian if I just wait long enough...
She's a strumpet. I do not approve.
whoa.
My co-workers and I tried her out and here were some of the reactions:
creepy!
weird!
what a bitch!
tell her you like google better!
tell her you like google better again!
no women were involved in the invention of this product.
Okay, Ms. Dewey is really starting to worry me.
Yesterday when I visited her page, she was listening to her headphones. But when I loaded up the page today, she was engaged in some sort of military planning with a map and models of tanks and soldiers. When she noticed me at the computer, she whisked these objects out of the way and warned me to forget about what I saw, "for your own good".
Coupled with her remarks about ruling the world yesterday, I'm starting to feel that maybe the stress of working the reference desk is beginning to take its toll on Ms. Dewey. I suggest that we all avoid running searches on terms like "weapons of mass destruction" or "military dictatorship".
My intro screen was one where she was talking to astronauts via satellite, telling them what to do. Librarians DO control the world, but this may be going to far!
Oh...and deborah...those are the same things that patrons say to us here at my library all the time. Especially the part about liking google better. :)
You guys, Ms Dewey lacks follow through. She kept trying to lasso me in and then lost stamina halfway through. Peeved by her unprofessional behavior, I tried to ask her if she had an MLS, but she just said something about body paint. Not to sound too Stephanie Tanner here, but "how rude!"
my sister and I typed in STDs to see if she actually reads our searches (which would be a total invasion of library confidentiality). The first time we did it she put on a latex glove and said "Tell Ms. Dewey where it hurts." The second time (we wanted to check for consistency) she said something about a rash. CREEPY!
Enough about Ms. Dewey, can we discuss my dream job at the NY Public Library.
I asked if I bored her, and she said, "I don't bore easily, so I congratulate you." Now I'm ignoring her.
Is it wrong that I'm getting a kick out of feeling like I have total control over this sad thing behind the reference desk? Is that how patrons actually feel about us? Do I need a nap? I suppose I should ask Ms. Dewey that....
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