Education Stats

One good source for the perennial question of the "value of an education" is the Almanac of American Education. Table A-27. Mean Earnings of Workers 18 Years Old and Over, by Educational Attainment, Race, Hispanic Origin, and Sex, 1975-2008. In 2008, for example, the average earnings were $42,588, ranging from:

• $21,023 for "Not a high school graduate"


• $31,283 for "High school graduate"


• $58,613 for "Bachelor's degree"


• $83,144 for "Advanced degree"

Wow, I guess I'm underpaid.

Further Reference Dos and Don'ts

Some of the most basic reference dos and don'ts are:

Do:

• Look around and notice who's there and what's going on.



• Make eye contact.



• Smile.



• Be cheerful.

Don't

• Become so immersed in work or other activities that students are afraid to disturb you.



• Face the wall, so that people coming into the library see the back of your head rather than your face, when you are alone at the desk.