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Collaborative Chat Reference Service Effectiveness Varies by Question Type for Public Library Patrons

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2008
A review of: Kwon, Nahyun. "Public Library Patrons' Use of Collaborative Chat Reference Service: The Effectiveness of Question Answering by Question Type." Library & Information Science Research 29.1 (Mar. 2007): 70-91.
Stephanie Hall
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Virtual Reference for Video Collections: System Infrastructure, User Interface and Pilot User Study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
A new video-based Virtual Reference (VR) tool called VideoHelp was designed and developed to support video navigation escorting, a function that enables librarians to co-navigate a digital video with patrons in the web-based environment.
Borgman   +17 more
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From Bricks and Mortar to Bits and Bytes: Examining the Changing State of Reference Services at the University of Toronto Libraries During COVID-19

open access: yesPartnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2021
Before the pandemic, the University of Toronto was predominantly an in-person experience. The closure of physical libraries and shift to remote learning required library staff and users to adapt to new modes of supporting teaching, learning, and research.
Madeline Gerbig   +3 more
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Email Reference Transactions Reveal Unique Patterns about End-User Information Seeking Behaviour and Librarians’ Responses in Academic and Public Libraries Outside the U.S. and Canada

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012
Objective – To investigate and compare the nature of e-mail reference services in academic and public libraries outside the United States. Design – Longitudinal comparative study.
Giovanna Badia
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Virtual Reference Services through Web Search Engines: Study of Academic Libraries in Pakistan

open access: yesPublications, 2017
Web search engines (WSE) are powerful and popular tools in the field of information service management. This study is an attempt to examine the impact and usefulness of web search engines in providing virtual reference services (VRS) within academic ...
Rubia Khan   +3 more
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Learning from Chatting: How Our Virtual Reference Questions Are Giving Us Answers

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2010
Objective - This research compares two types of online reference services and attempts to determine whether the same sorts of questions are being asked; which questions are being asked most often; and whether patron and staff behaviour is consistent or ...
Lorna Rourke, Pascal Lupien
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Multiple image view synthesis for free viewpoint video applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Interactive audio-visual (AV) applications such as free viewpoint video (FVV) aim to enable unrestricted spatio-temporal navigation within multiple camera environments.
Cooke, Eddie, O'Connor, Noel E.
core   +1 more source

In-Network View Synthesis for Interactive Multiview Video Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
To enable Interactive multiview video systems with a minimum view-switching delay, multiple camera views are sent to the users, which are used as reference images to synthesize additional virtual views via depth-image-based rendering.
Cheung, Gene   +2 more
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Data-Driven Model-Free Adaptive Attitude Control Approach for Launch Vehicle With Virtual Reference Feedback Parameters Tuning Method

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
Modeling a launch vehicle dynamics accurately is time-consuming since its dynamics is very complex with high nonlinearity, when considering the influence of load variation and other related factors.
Li Duan   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Small Library Research: Using Qualitative and User-Oriented Research to Transform a Traditional Library into an Information Commons

open access: yesEvidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2017
Objective - The project team investigated the changes necessary to transform the original library into an information commons. The researchers sought to drive the project by asking for patrons’ input, rather than rely on the vision of administrators or ...
Quincy Dalton McCrary
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