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Fowler, Thomas S., Ed. – 1978
This Bay Area Reference Center (BARC) workshop was designed to aid librarians in answering business-related reference questions. The seven papers presented were concerned with statistical questions, stocks and securities, consulates and foreign trade representatives, market surveys, small business, and other sources of information, e.g., the…
Descriptors: Business, Economics, Information Sources, Librarians
Download full textSan Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1975
The types of reference question considered most difficult by the staffs of Northern California public library systems were the subject of a workshop conducted by the Bay Area Reference Center (BARC). The topics included: antiques and collectibles; identifying a poem from its middle line; how to make practically anything; how to repair various…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Information Needs, Information Services, Information Sources
Cohen, Arlene, Ed. – 1998
This PIALA 1997 Proceedings follows the tradition of publishing papers from each annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Sue Moses, Kapily Capelle, and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Places of Enlightenment, Places of Dreams" (Maradel Gale);…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Archives, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries
San Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1976
The Bay Area Reference Center (BARC) held a workshop to present some bicentennial ideas for librarians. Speakers discussed possible librarian involvement in the American Issues Forum; a bicentennial reading, viewing, and listening list for children; press criticism of such a list produced for adults; black American attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Conference Reports, Information Sources, Libraries
Robotham, John S.; LaFleur, Lydia – 1976
A whole range of information is given for librarians who wish to provide library programs for their communities. Types of programs include discussion groups, film showings, poetry readings, drama presentations, music and drama programs, talks, demonstrations and instruction, workshops, videotape and multimedia productions, automated programs, and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Instruction, Case Studies, Children, Demonstrations (Educational)
San Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1974
Eight papers from a two-day workshop to help librarians answer patrons' questions about China are summarized. Topics include women and child care in China, trends in the arts, China as seen in United States government documents, book publishing in China, building a Chinese resource collection, and teaching about China. The attached kit of…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Asian Studies, Bibliographies, Chinese
Peer reviewedSalwasser, Janine; Murray-Rust, Catherine – Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 2002
Describes a needs assessment conducted at Oregon State University libraries to guide the design, content, and development of a natural resources digital library. Highlights include user profile; identification of questions; face-to-face interviews; workshops with users; current sources for relevant information; users' information needs; ability to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Needs
