[Publib] NPR Morning Edition story

[Michele Haytko]

This was on NPR also!  What an interesting story!
~michele

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On 04/01/06, Carolyn Trout <CTrout at joplinpubliclibrary.org> wrote:
>
> Did anyone else hear the story on Morning Edition this morning about
> Vietnam telephone operators?  In a country where only one in ten homes has a
> phone, the telephone operators do more than provide telephone numbers.  They
> answer questions about virtually anything.  I especially liked the bit in
> which the meteorlogical center called the telephone operator to get
> information about the weather.  Sounds an awful lot like a reference desk
> operation to me.  I was very surprised that the reporter didn't make the
> connection.  Here's a link to the story.
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5125742
>
> Carolyn Trout
> Director, Joplin Public Library
> 300 S. Main St., Joplin, MO  64801
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