Thursday, August 23, 2007

What Would You Like To Be When You Grow Up?

How about a "jobber"? That's right, when you grow up, you can be a jobber. In learning vocabulary for one of my Library Science classes, I found out that jobbers fill orders for libraries by stocking them with materials they have purchased directly from the publishers, getting huge discounts which they then pass onto the libraries. I just think the word is funny: jobber, jobber, jobber. Now I know I've lost my mind!

In a related note, I have to come up with a topic to do a major paper on in my technology class. It has to be related in some way to technology, so if anyone has any possible ideas, feel free to pass them along.

3 comments:

1UP RPG said...

How about blogging? :)

Deb said...

DUH, that is related to technology. I never thought about that! Yay, I think I might have my topic. Thanks Bob!

Anonymous said...

Jobber: I was familiar with that terms as it relates to retail. When my Aunt had a children's clothing store, she would see whatever was left after a "clearance" to a "jobber" who sold it at outlets. So, I guess for the library, it is sort of the same thing...weird.

Yes, so a paper about blogging! It is ever so relevant and might actually hold your interest (vs. the how to make a web page stuff) :)
Brooke