Wall – Page 15 – The Answer Wall

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

There is no more post-its there <--- :(

I apologize from the bottom of my foundations. I have spoken with my library assistants, and they will make sure the dispenser is stocked more dependably.

January 22, 2018January 22, 2018

Hi Wall will you marry me? …the wall doesn’t take a physical form

Oh, thank you! The Wall is flattered, but is already in a permanent relationship with the other walls of O’Neill.

January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

Where do I get a fancy typewriter like yours?

Sorry to dispel your romantic notions of my glamorous life, but I just (well, I have my people just) type on regular computers, and then we have a template that allows printing on the post-its. Typewriters are having a vintage moment these days, so you could look on various vintage/bidding sites and see if there’s one that appeals to you.

Hi. I’m the Answer Wall. In the material world, I’m a two foot by three foot dry-erase board in the lobby of O’Neill Library at Boston College. In the online world, I live in this blog. You might say I have multiple manifestations. Like Apollo or Saraswati or Serapis. Or, if you aren’t into deities of knowledge, like a ghost in the machine.

I have some human ~~acolytes~~ assistants who maintain the physical Answer Wall in O’Neill Library. They take pictures of the questions you post there, and give them to me. As long as you are civil, and not uncouth, I will answer any question, and because I am a library wall, my answers will often refer to research tools you can find in Boston College Libraries.

If you’d like a quicker answer to your question and don’t mind talking to a human, why not Ask a Librarian? Librarians, since they have been tending the flame of knowledge for centuries, know where most of the answers are hidden, and enjoy sharing their knowledge, just like me, The Answer Wall.