ERIC Number: ED386216
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: 626
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-1-56308-129-6
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Available Date: N/A
Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. Second Edition. Library Science Text Series.
Bopp, Richard E., Ed.; Smith, Linda C., Ed.
This document provides an overview of the concepts and processes behind reference services and the most important sources consulted in answering common reference questions. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 deals with concepts and theory. It covers ethical aspects of reference service, the reference interview, the principles and goals of library instruction, bibliographic control and search strategies, trends in electronic reference services, library instruction, staff training and development, an evaluation of reference services, the management of reference services, and reference services for special populations. Part 2 describes the general principles and sources for selecting and evaluating reference tools and the standards for building a reference collection. Sources include directories; almanacs, yearbooks, handbooks; bibliographic sources; dictionaries; encyclopedias; geographical sources; bibliographies and library catalogs; indexes and abstracts; and government documents and statistics. Notes, lists of sources and additional readings are included at the end of each chapter in part 2. Throughout the text, specific issues, concepts, and search strategies are highlighted. Author/title and subject indexes are also provided. (AEF)
Descriptors: Ethics, Government Publications, Indexes, Information Services, Information Sources, Library Administration, Library Catalogs, Library Collection Development, Library Instruction, Library Material Selection, Reference Services, Search Strategies, Staff Development, User Needs (Information)
Libraries Unlimited, Inc., P.O. Box 6633, Englewood, CO 80155-6633 (paperback: ISBN-1-56308-129-6, $35; clothbound: ISBN-1-56308-130-X, $47.50).
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Media Staff; Students; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A