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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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Digital reference services : a snapshot of the current practices in scottish libraries [PDF]
, 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,
Simone Margariti +3 more
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The Evaluation of the Feasibility of Establishing the Electronic Reference Services in Public Libraries of Guilan Province [PDF]
بازیابی دانش و نظامهای معنایی, 2017 The Aim of current research is to study the feasibility for initiating the electronic reference services in public libraries of Guilan province which are under the authority of Iran Public Libraries Foundation.
Roghayyeh Najafikhah +2 more
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Personalized Genetic Testing and Norovirus Susceptibility
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology, 2014 BACKGROUND: The availability of direct-to-consumer personalized genetic testing has enabled the public to access and interpret their own genetic information.
Natalie Prystajecky +4 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2021 Background Acquisition of IncI1 plasmids by members of the Enterobacteriaceae sometimes leads to transfer of antimicrobial resistance and colicinogeny as well as change of phage type in Salmonella Typhimurium. Isolates of S.
Lester Hiley +2 more
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Virtual reference service evaluation: Adherence to RUSA behavioral guidelines and IFLA digital reference guidelines [PDF]
, 2007 This study evaluates the level of adherence to professional guidelines by virtual (e-mail) reference services. These professional guidelines are set up as standards to assure service quality; however, studies of virtual reference effectiveness rarely ...
Shachaf, Pnina, Horowitz, Sarah M.
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Journal of the Medical Library Association, 2017 Background: To help improve the culture of health in Oklahoma—a state that frequently ranks poorly on multiple measures of health and wellness—faculty librarians from an academic health sciences library sought to create a collaborative network of health ...
Shari Clifton +3 more
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Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2009 A Review of: McGowan, Jessie, William Hogg, Craig Campbell, and Margo Rowan. “Just-in-Time Information Improved Decision-Making in Primary Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” PLoS ONE 3.11 (2008): e3785.
Heather Ganshorn
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The Analytical Reference Service
American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health, 1964 The Service was organized in 1953 by the Training Program of the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center at the request of several state agencies which were keenly aware of a need for broad-scale evaluation of methods for water analysis. The Training Program was in a particularly advantageous position to respond to this need, as it is in continuous ...
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Service equality in virtual reference [PDF]
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2008 AbstractResearch is divided about the potential of e‐service to bridge communication gaps, particularly to diverse user groups. According to the existing body of literature, e‐service may either increase or decrease the quality of service received. This study analyzes the level of service received by different genders and ethnic groups when academic ...
Pnina Shachaf +2 more
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