ABSTRACT
Over half of all science librarians do not have science degrees. The author—one of these non-science science librarians—offers some stories and some advice about how a humanities major navigates the complex world of reference work in a science library. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-342-9678. E-mail address: <getinfo@haworthpressinc.com> Website: < https://www.HaworthPress.com > © 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]
156 Reference departments (of science libraries) are filled with librarians with social science and humanities degrees who provide adequate library services to sci-tech and engineering students. However, this basic service is not meeting the needs of faculty and research staff whose time and energy are valuable assets.
—Crit. Stuart and Miriam Drake, 1992