Scientists: What do librarians need to know about how you communicate?

Dorothea Salo asks the question over on The Book of Trogool.

What do you, scientists, want librarians to know about how you communicate with other scientists? Where do you feel uncertain about the process? Where do you think it's coming up short? Do you think the process should change, and if so, how and how not?

I'm aware that librarians get stuck in our own thought-bubbles just like everybody else--I myself am certainly no exception. Here's a stab at bursting the bubble.

Head on over and let her know!

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