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Wyatt, Neal – Library Journal, 2010
In the library world, there seems to be a fundamental conflict between reference and readers' advisory (RA). But in fact, the two are similar in approach, an insight that goes back to James Wyer's 1930 "Reference Work: A Textbook for Students of Library Work and Librarians." It defined the reference librarian as a mediator of information,…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Library Services, Reference Services, Librarians
Library Journal, 2004
Eva Miller has a knack for creating order out of disorder. She single-handedly brought Oregon's virtual reference service, Answerland, live in just under 90 days, says Rivkah Sass, now director of the Omaha Public Library. Miller created its web site, designed the graphics, developed marketing materials, and recruited and trained librarians--all…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Reference Services, Librarians, Internet
Hagan, Dalia L. – Library Journal, 1987
Describes the Tacoma Public Library's experience with "BIP Plus," the CD-ROM version of Books in Print. Memory requirements, search capabilities, automatic ordering, and the library staff's response are discussed. Keyword searching is explained as the system's most used feature, and price the area of most serious concern. (EM)
Descriptors: Library Technical Processes, Online Searching, Optical Data Disks, Public Libraries
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 2004
Virtual reference services seem a natural extension of libraries digital collections and the emphasis on access to the library anytime, anywhere. If patrons use the library from home, it makes sense to provide them with person-to-person online reference. The Library of Congress (LC), OCLC, and several large library systems have developed and…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Reference Services, Library Services, Electronic Libraries
Library Journal, 2005
Like many young people, Aaron Schmidt loves electronic gadgets. But not for their own sake. He believes the future of libraries depends on how well we meet the needs of today's young adults, who are far more tech-fluent than most librarians. As reference librarian and all-around technology guru at Thomas Ford Memorial Library, Schmidt created the…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Librarians, Reference Services, Online Systems
Fialkoff, Francine – Library Journal, 2004
When a dynamic librarian like Sara Weissman, who launched one of the nation's first electronic reference services in Morris County, NJ, wonders what she's been doing with her time, you know you're in pretty heady company. Weissman was one of the 27 winners of the 2003 New York Times Librarian Awards. Expanded nationally this year from their…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Reference Services, Public Service, Library Services
Library Journal, 2004
Kimberly Martin is just 30, but she's been reinventing the Bonner Springs City Library since late 1998, even before she earned her library degree. Some 20 minutes west of Kansas City, Bonner Springs is a small town (service population around 10,000) in a bustling metropolitan area. Martin's goal is to provide service on a par with the larger…
Descriptors: Municipalities, Reference Services, Metropolitan Areas, Library Services
Library Journal, 2004
When Kim Taney is not tending 80 workstations on the Webster Public Library's local area network, supervising the pages, working the reference desk, and advising libraries on how to improve teen services, she teaches ballet and choreographs her dance studio's productions. Choreography is a useful skill for someone with such a multifaceted life. As…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Reference Services, Public Libraries, Adolescents
Richardson, John V., Jr. – Library Journal, 2002
Discusses measurement techniques for determining good reference service and describes results from a study of 12 public libraries in California that investigated reference service. Topics include inconsistent reference studies that showed reference service giving good results half of the time; and measuring unrelated outcomes of accuracy, utility,…
Descriptors: Library Services, Measurement Techniques, Public Libraries, Reference Services
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1984
Discusses the 10 questions most frequently asked concerning the installation of public library online services. Equipment considerations (choice of equipment, maintenance arrangements, baud rate), choice of databases and vendors, budgets, fees, training, elimination of printed tools, and promotion of the service are covered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Budgets, Costs, Databases, Library Equipment
Durrance, Joan C. – Library Journal, 1989
This study examined the influence of (1) the setting of the reference interview on the interaction and (2) accuracy and the librarian's behavior on the success of the reference interview. Tables display correlations between the interpersonal, interviewing and listening, and searching skills of the librarian with the patron's willingness to return…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Correlation, Interviews, Library Research
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1985
Reports on comparison of costs of manual versus computer reference service at Deerfield Public Library (Illinois) and Houston Public Library. Costs for online services, equipment, searches per database, salaries, reference books, business reference subscriptions, periodicals, and labor are included. Unknown costs and time involved to answer…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Library Services, Online Searching
Roose, Tina – Library Journal, 1985
This comparison of online searching cost figures from several of North Suburban Library System's public libraries notes search costs for 1984, average costs for public library computer searches, cost discrepancies, barriers to integration of online searching as a reference tool, searching data, and philosophical decisions. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Library Networks
Vavrek, Bernard – Library Journal, 1983
Presents results of a telephone survey of 30 librarians from rural Pennsylvanian public libraries conducted by the Center for the Study of Rural Librarianship at Clarion State College, Pennsylvania. Average population served, hours of service, book collection size, and questions asked are noted. Seven references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Librarians, Library Services, Library Surveys
Luck, Carolyn; Croneberger, Robert – Library Journal, 1976
Deals with the reasons why so many "services to the disadvantaged" and other innovative projects end up being disadvantaged services. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Change Strategies, Community Information Services, Disadvantaged
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