I'm working on my essay about Post-Communist East European Democracies on the 5th floor of the National Library of Estonia's Social Sciences Reading room. My professor recommended some books for me to read about my topic, and luckily most of them are available here! Grand! So, I search the E-Estor Catalogue and find the book I need. Turns out, the Eesti Rahvusraamatukogu has two copies of the book I'm looking for and they are both "KOHAL" (read: available). Double grand!
One copy is here in the library in the 3 rd floor archives and one is in the Parliament Reading Room across town. I fill out my slip of paper and take it to the desk. The lady behind the desk says the book I want is not available! Kättesaamatu?? EI!!! They explain to me that they must send for the book from the Parliament Reading Room and it will be here tomorrow at noon. I ask them why I cannot have the book that is on the 3rd floor - 2 floors below me! In the same building! I am told that when there are two examples of a book at the National Library you may only have the book in the archive when the other is not available.
That makes sense.
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