17 Apr

Notes from Slavic Quick Cataloging, Pt. 13

Notes from Slavic Quick Cataloging, Pt. 13

Today: eroticism, warnings from the media librarians and material goods!

If you read Serbian, and are looking fro something steamy, I just had a book of Serbian erotic fiction…..followed closely by Serbian author V. Jerotić!

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Fiddling things around on my cart o’ books, I dropped a few, attracting the attention of the media librarians.
ML1: At least you didn’t drop them on your foot.
Me: Just a few, and they didn’t have far to go.
ML2: Have you tipped over a cart yet?
Me: Not yet. I’ve had a few wobble precariously, but not quite.
ML2: It’s sort of a rite of passage.
ML1: That one is pretty stable, though.
Me: The wooden ones seem wobbly.
ML1: You try to turn one of them, and things can go haywire in a hurry.
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Found inside books acquired through donation:
1) Long personal letter. I asked what to do with it, and it was decided to return it to Slavic librarian in case it is something that should be filed separately.
2) Photograph of man & woman drinking. He is looking down at the shot glass in his hand, eyes closed, she is looking directly at the camera, maybe about to tell you something important. When I asked about this, I was advised to put it up on the wall of my little cubicle. I did. Now they watch me (and the other slavic cataloging student) work.
3) Estonian Easter card. I didn’t bother asking about this one, I just took it home along with the day’s catch of book covers.