Script:
Listen to a conversation between a student and a librarian.
M: Can you help me? I′m trying to write a paper on the poet James Wright. But there is only one biographical source on him in this library, and I can’t find it anywhere.
W: Do you have the call number?
M: Yes. Hold on a second. Here it is.
W: Okay. Well, let’s see. It should be right here, but I don′t see it.
M: Yeah. I looked all over this shelf, and I couldn’t find it.
W: Well, let me check the library catalogue to see if it’s checked out. No. The computer says that it’s here in the library. Someone must have misplaced it.
M: This paper is due in a couple of days, and I really need that book to finish it.
W: Well, sometimes we keep our books in an electronic reserve. That’s where we scan the document into the computer.
M: Where can I check to see if it’s in the database?
W: I’ll check for you. Here it is. It looks like Wright’s entire biography is in our electronic reserve. You should be able to print out the materials you need from our library’s computers.
M: Okay. Thanks.