Reimagining reference in the 21st century / edited by David A. Tyckoson and John G. Dove.
"This book examines how library services meet user needs in the twenty-first century. Many libraries are asking key questions about reference services, such as: Should librarians be on call waiting for users or out in the community promoting the library? Should we assign staff to help users one-on-o...
Uniform Title: | Charleston insights in library, archival, and information sciences.
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Language: | English |
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West Lafayette, Indiana :
Purdue University Press,
[2015]
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Series: | Charleston insights in library, archival, and information sciences.
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Physical Description: | vi, 401 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Variant Title: |
Reimagining reference in the twenty-first century. |
Format: | Book |
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"This book examines how library services meet user needs in the twenty-first century. Many libraries are asking key questions about reference services, such as: Should librarians be on call waiting for users or out in the community promoting the library? Should we assign staff to help users one-on-one or is it more effective to assign them to build and use tools to teach users how to find and evaluate information? Will we continue to purchase commercial reference sources or just use Wikipedia and other free resources on the web? With the proliferation of information available today, how can we help users evaluate search results and select the best resources that they can find? And how do we evaluate the effectiveness of reference services? Through contributions from the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, this volume addresses such issues and how they affect practices in public and academic libraries. In addition, it presents perspectives from the publishing community and the creators of discovery tools. Each section is enhanced by short case studies that highlight real-world practices and experiences"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | Z711 .R465 2015 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781557536983 1557536988 |