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Fundamentals of Reference
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Mulac, Carolyn M. – ALA Editions, 2012
The all-in-one "Reference reference" you've been waiting for, this invaluable book offers a concise introduction to reference sources and services for a variety of readers, from library staff members who are asked to work in the reference department to managers and others who wish to familiarize themselves with this important area of…
Descriptors: Encyclopedias, Directories, Dictionaries, Reference Services
Learning to Provide 3D Virtual Reference: A Library Science Assignment
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Johnson, Megan; Purpur, Geraldine; Abbott, Lisa T. – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2009
In spring semester 2009, two of the authors taught LIB 5020--Information Sources & Services to graduate library science students at Appalachian State University. The course covers information seeking patterns and provides an overview of reference services. The course is also designed to examine and evaluate library reference materials and…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Reference Materials, Library Science, Information Seeking
Sport: The Liveliest Art. Diamonds Are a Publisher's Best Friend: The Baseball Mystique and Scholarly Publishing; "Take Me Out to the Ball Game...." The Importance of Archiving Sporting Activities; Telling the Story: Museums and Libraries Partner To Make Sport History Live; "I'm Not Surfing. This is My Job"; Sideline: Webliography of General Sports Sites: The Big Four; Public Libraries Step Up to the Plate: Knowing and Responding to the Needs of Our Rapidly Changing Communities; Sideline: Sports Fiction; Ten Best Sport Titles...in My Public Library, in My Media Center, in My High School Library, in My Academic Library.
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Wilson, Steve; Wise, Suzanne; Koonts, Russell S.; Sumner, Jim; Meier, James R.; Gonzalez, Lena; Ruszczyk, James R.; Fiedler, Stephanie; Mayo, Kim P.; Holmes, Gerald – North Carolina Libraries, 2001
Eight articles in this section focus on sports: the baseball mystique and scholarly publishing; importance of archiving sporting activities; museums and libraries partner to make sport history live; online resources for sports information; Webliography of general sports sites; public libraries responding to changing needs; sports fiction; and…
Descriptors: Information Services, Information Sources, Library Science, Library Services
The Literature of Librarianship in the "Real World," 1976-86.
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Vannorsdall, Mildred – Library Trends, 1988
Describes the development, operation, and services of a special unit at the Chicago Public Library that provides reference and research services to professional librarians. Specific reference materials, online databases, and current awareness services are covered. The selection and acquisition of library materials is discussed in some detail. (21…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Collections, Library Material Selection, Library Materials
An Evaluation Instrument for Internet Web Sites.
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Livengood, Stephanie Plank – 1997
This paper describes the creation of a comprehensive evaluation tool for reference librarians in adult service divisions to use in selecting World Wide Web sites as reference sources. Traditional evaluation criteria, endorsed and applied by librarians over the years, are not sufficient for the evaluation of today's hypermedia web site environment.…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Computer Graphics, Evaluation Criteria, Hypermedia
Solving Reference Questions in the Caribbean: The University of the West Indies (Trinidad) Experience.
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Rouse-Jones, Margaret D. – International Library Review, 1986
Provides statistics and analysis of librarian's compiled reference questions and bibliographic tools used to answer them, including 26,000 monographs and 2,700 serials titles. Despite the lack of certain resources, the librarian is usually able to find the needed information through knowledge of the collection and resourcefulness. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Ethnic Groups, Genealogy