Digital Reference as an Instructional Tool: Just in Time and Just Enough.

Johnston, Patricia E.

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ERIC Number: EJ671765

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Publication Date: 2003

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Digital Reference as an Instructional Tool: Just in Time and Just Enough.

Johnston, Patricia E.

Searcher, v11 n3 p31-33 Mar 2003

Discusses the amount of instruction that is part of reference service, based on experiences with the University of New Brunswick's LIVE (Library Information in a Virtual Environment) digital reference service. Concludes that digital reference instruction is not a substitute for more formal library instruction programs that include information literacy. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Library Instruction, Library Research, Library Services, Reference Services

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Language: English

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