The Little Professor

Research: Ten Major Frustrations

  1. You: Country X.  Only extant copy of book you need to read: Country Y.
  2. Library possesses all issues of Standard Victorian Periodical, except for the one you need to consult.
  3. Library has discarded all issues of Standard Victorian Periodical because "it's digitized now."
  4. Standard Victorian Periodical's paper and leather binding both crumble into dust during photocopying process. 
  5. Entire print run of Weird Victorian Novel was apparently repurposed in order to wrap Mrs. Lovett's meat pies.
  6. Offsite storage.
  7. Book snake proves totally useless.   
  8. Growing popularity of mobile aisle shelving = increasing likelihood of being accidentally crushed to death in the stacks. 
  9. Triple-decker novel converted into double-columned, single-volume text printed in eight-point font. 
  10. Because Eminent Professor X feels overdue fines and recall notices are beneath him, important scholarly text will next be available when the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse trot on by. 
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