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August 25, 2006
Like a Needle in a Haystack
Sometimes searching for something on the web is like looking for a needle in a haystack. We had a question this morning that was like that. A woman was looking for the recipe for Aunt Pat's Clam Dip that David Letterman talks about on his show. She isn't computer literate and couldn't figure out how to find it, so she called the library. I went to David Letterman's website first, but couldn't find it there, and unfortunately, there is no search option. I used both google and ask.com with different keywords to try to locate it. No luck. I did, however, find a few clues -- I found a couple of dates when the recipe was read on the show. So, I went back to the website and searched again. I finally found it in the Wahoo Gazette for August 14th. At one point, I had almost given up and was looking for contact information, thinking that the woman could call the show and request the information. But, there was no way, without a computer and a lot of patience, that this question was going to get answered.
I know this wasn't the most important question we were likely to answer today, but it illustrated a point that is made time and again, on a daily basis, in the library -- in order to do research in this day and age, you need to be persistant, computer savvy, be open to trying different avenues, and asking for help. The good news is that more people are willing and able to try... and we're always here to help!
Meanwhile, the clam dip looks good...!
Posted by Michele at August 25, 2006 2:15 PM
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