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Virtual Reference Services in Modern Libraries

International Journal of Digital Library Systems, 2015
Reference Service is an important personalized service in the library and information centers. Traditionally, it is a one-to-one service provided by the reference librarian to users. But the present epoch is being transformed by the technology. Thus, with the progression of shifting technology the approaches of providing reference service in the ...
Nadim Akhtar Khan, Tazeem Zainab
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The reference services of a research library

International Library Review, 1989
La promotion des services d'une bibliotheque universitaire necessite que les utilisateurs, chercheurs ou etudiants connaissent la bibliotheque et ses services. Rappel et compte rendu d'une enquete, par questionnaires ayant eu lieu en 1983 a Ibadan (Nigeria); sur un echantillon de 179 etudiants: les resultats statistiques traduisent que la majorite des ...
Abraham A. Azubuike, Monica A. Greaves
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Standards for Reference Services in Health Sciences Libraries:

Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 1986
Standards for reference services were prepared by a committee of the Oregon Health Sciences Libraries Association (OHSLA). The standards are qualitative and address the following: quality control, appropriateness, accuracy, documentation, timeliness, accessibility, confidentiality, and evaluation.
D Z, Judkins, N S, Hewison, S E, MacWilliams, C, Olson-Urlie, S, Teich   +4 more
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Reference Services in Rural Libraries

The Reference Librarian, 2006
Abstract The information age has changed libraries of all types and sizes in ways that no one could have predicted. For a rural library, though, changes have been fast and furious and have made a dramatic impact on the very nature of the library and the services the library offers. Rural libraries went from a gathering place for community activities to
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Library Instruction and Reference Service

The Reference Librarian, 1984
Etude descriptive et de fonctionnement des programmes de formation des utilisateurs etudiants aux methodes de recherche bibliographique, donnes dans les bibliotheques universitaires.
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Reference on the Go: A Model for Mobile Reference Services in Libraries

The Reference Librarian, 2016
ABSTRACTThe following article is the first in an ongoing series entitled “Perspectives from the Developing World,” giving voice to authors beyond Europe and North America.The concept of reference has greatly changed because of the increasing digital presence of reference material.
John Paul Anbu, Sanjay Kataria
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Models of reference services in Australian academic libraries

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2008
This article reports on a project which was undertaken in 2006 to investigate the current modes and methods for delivering reference services in Australian academic libraries. The project included a literature review to assist in providing a definition of reference services as well as a snapshot of statistics showing staff and patron numbers from 1985,
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Digital libraries and reference services: present and future

Journal of Documentation, 2002
Reference services have taken a central place in library and information services. They are also regarded as personalised services since in most cases a personal discussion takes place between a user and a reference librarian. Based on this, the librarian points to the sources that are considered to be most appropriate to meet the specific information ...
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A Study on Support System of the Library Reference Service Using Reference Examples and Library Pathfinders

2013 Second IIAI International Conference on Advanced Applied Informatics, 2013
Reference examples and library pathfinders are conventionally used as separate sources of information in a reference service. This paper attempts to combine reference examples and library pathfinders. To achieve this objective, reference tools were used in processing. The data cooperation model could provide effective support for information searching.
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Reference as Service, Reference as Place: A View of Reference in the Academic Library

The Reference Librarian, 2011
An ever-changing patron base, with increasing knowledge of basic technologies and comfort with ubiquitous computing, affects the library's ability to provide reliable support for research questions. Models for reference and research help have evolved over time; they seem to be trending toward increasingly distributed services and collaborative models ...
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