and I'm being trusted with the education of the youth. Heaven help us. Not the youth, necessarily, and possibly not even individuals younger than myself, but rather undergraduates in two classes at the distinguished University of Central Missouri. That's right, kiddies, for the rest of this semester I am one of two "embedded librarians," meaning I will provide research and writing style assistance to whoever possibly desires it. I will be guiding the research and by extension the minds of those in need of . . . guidance. Good thing I'm not signed up to assist them with their prose.
Speaking of prose, I read an interesting article this morning highlighting research that shows that people write "better" when they're in a bad mood than when they're happy. My honest initial reaction? I've been saying that for years; I only ever write (anything good) when I'm unhappy--thank goodness someone out there decided to pony up some money to make my opinions more valid.
As for the rest of my writing--tonight it consists of creating basic tips for using Boolean logic to find cases relating to hotel management lawsuits in the esteemed Lexis-Nexis database and creating basic APA style guides. That's right; fear my power.
