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Hernon, Peter; Metoyer-Duran, Cheryl – College and Research Libraries, 1992
Reports on focus group interviews with Association of Research Libraries (ARL) librarians, which revealed that many academic librarians rely on convenient, easily understood source material for references. Discussion covers accuracy of referencing, knowledge of research methods and statistics, search thoroughness, scholarship, and the relative…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Citations (References), Editors, Higher Education
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Durrance, Joan C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
Raises questions about influence of present reference practice on library user perceptions of the librarian as information intermediary and on user ability to distinguish between librarians and other staff. Questions are discussed within context of client-professional relationship, using data from study of users of three midwestern university…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Interviews