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Academic Library Reference Policy Statements. Toward a Definition of Service
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Lynch, Mary Jo – RQ, 1972
The results of a survey of seventy-six academic library members of the Association of Research Libraries revealed that the reference departments in many academic libraries are operating without a formal policy statement. A draft outline of a reference service policy manual produced at the University of Massachusetts library is included. (NH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Librarians, Library Policy, Library Services
Eight Views of Reference
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Cinquemani, Frank L.; And Others – RQ, 1972
Eight librarians express their views on the state of the libraries' reference services with some suggestions for their improvement. (37 references) (NH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Librarians
Reference Materials Found in a Sample of Illinois School Library/Media Centers
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Michael, Mary Ellen; Wert, Lucille M. – RQ, 1974
A study to determine which reference works are most widely held, the age breakdown of reference holdings, and the relationship between size of school and size of reference holdings in a sample of schools with centralized media programs in Illinois. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Collections, Library Research, Library Services
Oh, That Library Loan
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Shollenberger, Richard C. – RQ, 1972
The problems confronting the interlibrary loan (ILL) librarian and the costs of ILL services, based on a survey of twenty libraries, are reported. (NH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation
Guidelines for Library Service to College and High School Debaters.
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Rhodes, Jack; Rhodes, Glenda – RQ, 1987
Suggests guidelines for library service to college and high school debaters: (1) learn how educational debate is structured; (2) assess the level of debate activity in the area; (3) determine appropriate levels of service; (4) evaluate and/or supplement existing resources; (5) provide services required; and (6) provide recognition. (37 references)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Debate, High School Students
Online Public Access Catalogs and User Instruction.
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Thompson, Dorothea M.; And Others – RQ, 1994
Assessed library instruction initiatives with respect to OPACs by surveying 414 academic, public, school, and special libraries. Most participants' libraries have modified library OPAC software; librarians continue to teach use of the online catalog; few systems have built-in tutorials; and few have computer-assisted instruction. (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Information Services