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Stevens, Christy R. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2013
The first section of this article reviews the literature on the changing face of reference, beginning with a discussion of the national decline in reference transactions, its causes, and the likelihood that online reference services might one day halt or reverse the decline. It then analyzes definitions of the term "reference," pointing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Reference Services, Definitions, Librarians
Barba, Ian; Cassidy, Ryan; De Leon, Esther; Williams, B. Justin – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
Proper planning and assessment surveys of projects for academic library Web sites will not always be predictive of real world use, no matter how many responses they might receive. In this case, multiple-phase development, librarian focus groups, and patron surveys performed before implementation of such a project inaccurately overrated utility and…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavioral Science Research, Academic Libraries, Web 2.0 Technologies
Passonneau, Sarah; Coffey, Dan – College & Research Libraries, 2011
Electronic communication technologies continue to change the landscape of reference services. For many users, virtual communication is the preferred means of conversing. Synchronous virtual reference, similar to other synchronous means of communication, is an important method for reaching students and for providing teaching and learning…
Descriptors: Synchronous Communication, Online Systems, Reference Services, Grounded Theory