Statement from an Exemplary Graduate Student

Mr. Patel (not his real name) dropped by the reference desk this evening just to say hello. In all my years as a reference library Patel is easily the most information competent student that I've met. We always frown inwardly when we get the simple and mundane reference or directional question, but when Patel comes around he always has an intelligent question. His major is electrical engineering, but his research topics are on the border of chemistry, solid state physics, and electronics. He is quite adept at searching the major databases and asks questions about the advanced features. Working with him is indeed a pleasure.

Tonight I asked Mr. Patel if he ever took any classes in how to use the databases. He said he had never taken a class given by one of the librarians at NJIT. Think about that. I won't comment any further.