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Listentoaconversationattheinformationdeskinthelibrary.

Employee:Hi,canIhelpyou?

Student:Yeah,Iwaslookingforabookandaccordingtothecatalogueonthecomputersystem,it’shere

inthelibrary,butit’snotontheshelfwhereit’ssupposedtobe.

Employee:Okay.Youmeanyoufoundoutwherethebookwassupposedtobe?

Student:Yeah,andIcheckedtheexactshelf.

Employee:Okay.ImeanthereasonImaskingiswehaveanewcomputersystem.Sometimespeople

getconfusedbyit.Butyeah,sometimesthingsjustgetputbackinthewrongplace.Orsometimeswhen

youlookedthroughthecomputerforthebook,didyounoticetheboxonthescreenthatsays“status”

ontop?

Student:Yes.

Employee:Okay.Doyourememberwhatitsaidinthestatusbox?

Student:Sure,itsaidreturned.

Employee:Okay.Thatmeanswejustgotthebookbackandhaven’thadachancetoreshelfityet.

Otherwiseitwouldsay“ontheshelf”.It’sprobablystillsittingonthelibrarian’sdesk.Ifitcanwait,come

backtomorrow.Itshouldbeontheshelfbythen.

Student:Okay.Well,Ikindofwanttogetstartedtoday.I’mdoingresearchonaprojectformygeology

classonvolcanoesandoneofthevolcanoesIwanttowriteaboutisWhiteIsland.

Employee:WhiteIsland?That’sanislandoffthecoastofIreland.Therearenovolcanoesthere,are

there?

Student:Actually,itgetsabitconfusingbecausethereareabunchofplacescalledWhiteIsland.So

whenIdidsearchesonthelibrary’scomputer,IgotentriesontheWhiteIslandoffthecoastofIreland

andforsomeotherplaces.ButtheoneI’mlookingforisinNewZealandandIcouldn’tfindanythingon

itexceptfortheonebookthat’smissingfromtheshelf.

Employee:SoWhiteIslandisthenameofthevolcanoyou’restudyingorthenameoftheislandwhere

thereisavolcano?

Student:Both,actually.It’savolcanicislandthat’smadeupofjustavolcano.

Employee:Okay.Doyouneedaboo