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Ovadia, Steven – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2011
Quora (www.quora.com) is a contemporary, web-based take on reference. Users post questions within Quora and other users answer the questions. Users can vote for and against answers (or not vote at all). It is users asking questions of friends and strangers and then sorting through the results. If the model sounds familiar, it's because it is.…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Internet, Users (Information), Libraries
Tennant, Roy – Library Journal, 2005
Librarians are in the business of serving the public. Perhaps the public happens to be those who live in a particular city or county, or study at a college or university, or work at a certain organization. No matter where librarians work, they have clientele whose needs for information and entertainment need to be met. Some would think that…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Librarians, Internet, Information Technology
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Kupersmith, John – RSR Reference Services Review, 1992
Defines "technostress" as the stress experienced by reference librarians who must constantly deal with the demands of new information technology and the changes they produce in the work place. Discussion includes suggested ways in which both organizations and individuals can work to reduce stress. (27 references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Information Technology, Librarians, Library Role, Online Searching
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Mason, Marilyn Gell – Journal of Library Administration, 1998
Describes developments in Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) electronic reference services. Presents a background on networked cataloging and the initial implementation of reference services by OCLC. Discusses the introduction of OCLC FirstSearch service, which today offers access to over 65 databases, future developments in integrated…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Databases, Development, Electronic Publishing
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Stalker, John C.; Murfin, Marjorie E. – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1996
Describes a computerized program presently being developed on the World Wide Web, which is designed to locate and store reference information through the use of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). Reports a preliminary investigation of the adequacy of FAQs to cover a sample of questions on American government, politics, elections and law. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Government (Administrative Body), Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
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Jackson, Susan McEnally – Reference Librarian, 1989
Presents the results of a survey of library schools regarding: (1) the content of basic reference courses; (2) the extent to which electronic retrieval has been integrated into general reference courses; and (3) faculty opinions on the potential impact of electronic retrieval on the role and responsibilities of the reference librarian. (20…
Descriptors: Course Content, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Automation
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Moholt, Pat; Wilson, Linda J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1989
The first article discusses how recent changes in both the academic library and the computing center have aligned their separate missions and functions. The second examines the roles of the reference librarian and the computing center in providing assistance and instruction in electronic information resources to library users. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Centers, Higher Education, Information Networks
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Buschman, John – Reference Librarian, 1990
Argues that, with the trend toward viewing reference librarians as information brokers and the reification and privatization of information, the traditional goals of libraries and librarianship are being lost, i.e., providing free and open access to books and information to promote informed democracy and the public good. (63 references) (EAM)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computers, Information Scientists, Information Technology
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Kimmel, Stacey – Reference Librarian, 1997
Provides an introduction to World Wide Web search tools for reference services. Discusses characteristics of search services and types of tools available, including search engines/robot-generated databases, directories, metasearch engines, and review/rating sites. (AEF)
Descriptors: Databases, Directories, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval
Stierman, John P. – Illinois Libraries, 1992
Argues that the prevalence of computer searching in the academic library has redefined bibliographic instruction and that hands-on instruction in a computer classroom or laboratory setting addresses student needs better than lecture demonstrations. Calls for librarians to actively seek out hands-on opportunities and to keep communication lines…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Faculty, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning
Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Twenty-three posters address topics including access to information; metadata; personal information management; scholarly information communication; online resources; content analysis; interfaces; Web queries; information evaluation; informatics; information needs; search effectiveness; digital libraries; diversity; automated indexing; e-commerce;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Electronic Libraries
Weiner, Michael L.; Rusch, Peter F. – 1996
The DR-LINK (Document Retrieval through Linguist Knowledge) search system was created to help automate the process that research librarians use to convert information needs, as stated by users, into the information retrieval process. DR-LINK resulted from participation in the United States Government initiative called Tipster that was sponsored by…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Lancaster, F. W., Ed.; Smith, Linda C., Ed. – 1992
Some of the 12 conference papers presented in this proceedings focus on the present and potential capabilities of artificial intelligence and expert systems as they relate to a wide range of library applications, including descriptive cataloging, technical services, collection development, subject indexing, reference services, database searching,…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cataloging, Expert Systems, Futures (of Society)
Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2003
Forty-six panels address topics including women in information science; users and usability; information studies; reference services; information policies; standards; interface design; information retrieval; information networks; metadata; shared access; e-commerce in libraries; knowledge organization; information science theories; digitization;…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Electronic Libraries, Information Management, Information Networks
Eckwright, Gail Z., Ed.; Keenan, Lori M., Ed. – 1994
The focus of this collection of papers about library reference service is on the community outside the library, rather than the special populations served within it. "Conflicts in Value Systems" (Allen B. Veaner) is an overview of the major conflict areas facing the library profession today. "Reference Services for Off-Campus…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Costs, Evaluation, Extension Education
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