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| Reference Librarian | 7 |
Author
| Blandy, Susan Griswold | 1 |
| Hopkins, Richard L. | 1 |
| McCann, Linda | 1 |
| Mosby, Anne Page | 1 |
| Oka, Christine | 1 |
| Rettig, James | 1 |
| Wallach, Ruth | 1 |
| Walter, Virginia A. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 5 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
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Peer reviewedRettig, James – Reference Librarian, 1995
Presents a fictional scenario of library reference service for the first part of the 21st century. Examines 10 major social trends for the 1990s; critiques services in terms of these trends and notes the library's role and the need to incorporate them into reference services. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society), Library Development, Library Role
Peer reviewedWalter, Virginia A. – Reference Librarian, 1995
Examines three publications as guides for evaluating library reference services and the potential of one for the development of children's services. Highlights include public library planning, limitations, output measures for children's materials and information services, and the library role. (AEF)
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Evaluation Methods, Guides, Library Development
Peer reviewedHopkins, Richard L. – Reference Librarian, 1995
Librarians will have to become more adept in the future in developing ways to assist users in narrowing or focusing information searches. Examples are provided of attempts by library and information professionals to help users cope with the problem of information overload. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Seeking, Librarians, Library Development
Peer reviewedMosby, Anne Page – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes a collection development project to assess the African American materials in the Georgia State University library from an interdisciplinary point of view that grew into a continuing strategy of collaboration. Highlights include bibliography checking; individual and group initiatives; local library cooperation; and budgetary support.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographies, Black Studies, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMcCann, Linda; Wallach, Ruth – Reference Librarian, 1999
Discusses new technologies and the value of one-on-one personalized interaction in the reference environment and reports results of an informal survey of practitioners that investigated their views on the influences of theoretical models and new technologies on reference service. Highlights include collection development; interpersonal relations;…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relationship, Librarian Attitudes, Library Collection Development
Peer reviewedOka, Christine; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes a program developed at the University of California at Santa Barbara library to make students more aware of the diverse population and to support the new ethnic studies curriculum. Topics addressed include library instruction; teamwork and diverse representation; developing library collections; cooperative teaching; and student response.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedBlandy, Susan Griswold – Reference Librarian, 1994
Discusses ways in which academic and public librarians can provide help with multicultural and international topics in spite of unhelpful subject headings and weak collections, including an awareness of cultural bias; collection policies to support diversity; relearning the collections and access strategies; and restructuring reference searches.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
