Off to Chicago, where I'll be camping out in the Joseph Regenstein Library at the University of Chicago until the 20th. Goals: photocopy one book (it's more of a long pamphlet, really); read two more (one by this novelist); shelfwalk in search of yet other interesting (er, to me*) books; look through selected Victorian periodicals; and identify scholarly books/articles for future ILLing.
Also on the agenda: stuffed pizza, of course, not to mention trips here, here, and here. (But don't tell my parents. They're a little worried that my house might tip over onto one side.)
*--The last time I was in the Reg, I checked a reference in a book I had used for my dissertation, back in '95 or so. Some of my bookmark slips were still in it...
I've always loved the food in Chicago; it's so easy to find great food there (and the pizza, of course, is one of the crown jewels).
Posted by: Brandon | March 16, 2009 at 11:08 PM
Ah, my old home away from home! Or maybe the Reg was home, and home was the home away.
Why do you think anyone would want to move your bookmarks? The y are now part of the history of the book, crucial evidence on late 20th century research library book usage patterns.
Posted by: Amateur Reader | March 17, 2009 at 10:29 AM