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Digital reference services: a snapshot of the current practices in Scottish libraries [PDF]
Library Review, 2004 Discusses the current practices followed by some major libraries in Scotland for providing digital reference services (DRS). Refers to the DRSs provided by three academic libraries, namely Glasgow University Library, the University of Strathclyde Library,
G. Chowdhury, Simone Margariti
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Digital divide: how can digital libraries bridge the gap? [PDF]
, 2002 Recent developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have, while making our life easier, created a social divide that is known as the digital divide.
Chowdhury, G.
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A Network of Knowledge: A New Model for Collaborative Digital Reference Services in Iran's Top Universities [PDF]
نشریه مطالعات دانشپژوهیPurpose: The study aims to develop a model for collaborative digital reference services among central libraries in Iran’s leading universities. This model seeks to improve access to information, enhance user collaboration, and promote knowledge sharing ...
Azam Najafgholinejad, Sahar Sabeghi
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Reference and Bibliographic Service: Going Beyond the Classical Model
Библиосфера, 2023 The article gives a brief description of present reference and bibliographic service models. Its aim is to show the tendencies of reference and bibliographic services development under the conditions of information (and later – digital) technologies ...
M. Yu. Neshcheret
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Reference Services in a Digital Library of Historical Artifacts [PDF]
, 2002 The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) is a Singapore government organization tasked with the preservation of national records. The NAS offers a reference service where NAS staff respond to public enquiries on archival resource matters. Over time, it was noticed that certain enquiries were being asked more frequently than others.
Chan, Roy +2 more
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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice, 2022 The article reports the results of an investigation on the practice of providing digital scholarship services at Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Thi Huyen Ngo +2 more
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Are virtual reference services color blind? [PDF]
, 2006 This study reports an experiment that examines whether librarians provide equitable virtual reference services to diverse user groups. The relative absence of social cues in the virtual environment may mean greater equality of services though at the same
Shachaf, Pnina, Horowitz, Sarah
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University Libraries Reaction to Covid-19 Pandemic: The Foremost Central Libraries in Iran [PDF]
International Journal of Digital Content Management, 2021 Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore the university libraries’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and determine their services patterns.Method: This study is a qualitative exploration by collecting data through phone and online interviews of ...
Azam Najafgholinejad, Sedigheh Shakeri
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Opportunities for Real-Time Digital Reference Service [PDF]
The Reference Librarian, 2002 This article explores the opportunities that real-time digital reference service can offer to a variety of library settings from the independent public library to the large multi-campus university or the multi-national corporation. There are many occasions when a real-time digital reference service will be the optimal solution for a portion of a ...
Marsteller, Matthew +1 more
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Digital Library and Digital Reference Service: Integration and Mutual Complementarity [PDF]
Policy Futures in Education, 2008 Both the digital library and the digital reference service were invented and have been developed under the networked environment. Among their intersections, the fundamental thing is their symbiotic interest – serving the user in a more efficient way. The article starts by discussing the digital library and its service and the digital reference service
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