Article Excerpt: Like in syzygy, the reference process can be illusive until the patron and reference librarian finds congruity in need. The librarian’s need to offer the best and most appropriate resources to fulfil the unique need of a particular patron’s information request. Above everything else the library’s responsibility is meeting the patron’s information need
Library patrons often approach the reference desk with indirect, incomplete, or misleading questions...
Print reference sources and references desks are still vital parts of reference service in some libr...
Different approaches to reference service have been added over the years, but the basic premise of t...
A Reference Gem Meet...Jessica Garner, Interlibrary Loan Librarian It\u27s Spring! Check Out Henders...
The reference librarian's task is to translate the patron's question into one that can be answered w...
The article reports on an exploratory study that identified the skills used by reference librarians ...
Article Excerpt: The thirst for adventure coupled with the desire to experience the mundane in other...
ManuscriptSUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have gr...
College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries conti...
The reference interview as a form of contract, with a focus on expectations of patron behavior
A skilled reference librarian knows more than simply where and how to look up information. Recognizi...
Digital resources and technologies have brought new dimensions to librarianship and traditional refe...
Libraries and publishers rely on transactional data to support evidence-based decision making. Howev...
The paper deals with the traditional vs. modern reference service and with the reference interview a...
Libraries are facing an ongoing existential dilemma, questioning their own significance and identity...
Library patrons often approach the reference desk with indirect, incomplete, or misleading questions...
Print reference sources and references desks are still vital parts of reference service in some libr...
Different approaches to reference service have been added over the years, but the basic premise of t...
A Reference Gem Meet...Jessica Garner, Interlibrary Loan Librarian It\u27s Spring! Check Out Henders...
The reference librarian's task is to translate the patron's question into one that can be answered w...
The article reports on an exploratory study that identified the skills used by reference librarians ...
Article Excerpt: The thirst for adventure coupled with the desire to experience the mundane in other...
ManuscriptSUMMARY. Reference works were present in the earliest libraries; and their numbers have gr...
College students today flock to Wikipedia in droves, while at the same time academic libraries conti...
The reference interview as a form of contract, with a focus on expectations of patron behavior
A skilled reference librarian knows more than simply where and how to look up information. Recognizi...
Digital resources and technologies have brought new dimensions to librarianship and traditional refe...
Libraries and publishers rely on transactional data to support evidence-based decision making. Howev...
The paper deals with the traditional vs. modern reference service and with the reference interview a...
Libraries are facing an ongoing existential dilemma, questioning their own significance and identity...
Library patrons often approach the reference desk with indirect, incomplete, or misleading questions...
Print reference sources and references desks are still vital parts of reference service in some libr...
Different approaches to reference service have been added over the years, but the basic premise of t...