Thursday, September 4, 2008

In Eckleburg's Eyes - 9/4/2008

On Wednesday night, I attended the third week of my Survey of Adult Education class. My class met in Room 128 of Hodges Library where a lecture was given by Alan Wallace (AHW). He is the librarian assigned to our department. It was incredibly useful as the ability to find information quickly is crucial to graduate students.

AHW was born in Dearborn, Michigan, in 1953. His parents still live in Lansing. He attended grad school in Michigan. Later, he taught middle school mathematics in Everett, Washington. He is left-handed though his first grade teacher made him write with his right hand. He has been working with the university for 23 years and been conducting electronic searches since 1981. (Contrary to popular belief, they have been available since 1966.) He is married and very interested in music. We also learned some things about how to best use the library’s resources. (Note: I took this picture of the classroom as, ironically, its layout is not expecially conducive to adult education.)

As an aside, please do not call or text or Wednesday nights. I hate to be inaccessible, but it proved a slight distraction...

Finally, how many times can McDonald’s retire and bring back the McRib?