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Reference Service. History of Reference Service in Medical Libraries.

Igaku Toshokan, 2000
Reference service originated in the United States of America in the late 19th century and developed almost exclusively only in the country of its origin. In Japan, reference service in medical libraries began in the Meiji period and developed slowly during the Taisho period to the early Showa period.
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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 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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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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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 Service in Local Public Libraries

Public Library Quarterly, 1979
The study investigated staff deployment at the reference service points of two large and two small local public libraries in the Sydney metropolitan area. Hypotheses investigated concerned expected differences between large and small libraries. The method used involved identification of the levels of staff employed and observation of tasks performed by
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Interpreting Library Chat Reference Service Transactions

The Reference Librarian, 2019
This paper discusses live chat instances as patron participatory learning interactions in a medium-sized non-Western university library.
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Chat Reference Service in Medical Libraries

Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 2003
An increasing number of medical school libraries offer chat service to provide immediate, high quality information at the time and point of need to students, faculty, staff, and health care professionals. Part 2 of Chat Reference Service in Medical Libraries presents a snapshot of the current trends in chat reference service in medical school libraries.
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Reference Service in Rural Public Libraries:

The Reference Librarian, 1994
This arlicle describes the general situation of information services in rural public libraries in the context of the changing nature of rural America. The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined.
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Advantages of Library Virtual Reference Services

Bibliotekovedenie [Library and Information Science (Russia)], 2013
Information service of users is the most important function of the foreign and the Russian libraries. Informatization and computerization change the user’s needs, professional qualities of librarian-specialist, component part of stock, technology and organization of library processes, and mainly reference service.
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