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Embracing the Future of Medical Education With Large Language Model-Based Virtual Patients: Scoping Review.

open access: yesJ Med Internet Res
Zeng J   +14 more
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Virtual Reference Services

College & Undergraduate Libraries, 2007
Abstract Researchers performed a cost and benefit analysis of the University of South Florida's locally controlled chat service and compared the results to the advantages and expenses associated with a chat consortium. An evaluation of chat sessions revealed that a substantial portion of the inquiries received relate to university-specific interests ...
Bradley Wade Bishop, Matt Torrence
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Virtual Reference, Real Money: Modeling Costs in Virtual Reference Services

portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2009
Libraries nationwide are in yet another phase of belt tightening. Without an understanding of the economic factors that influence library operations, however, controlling costs and performing cost-benefit analyses on services is difficult. This paper describes a project to develop a cost model for collaborative virtual reference services.
Lori Eakin, Jeffrey Pomerantz
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Virtual Reference Services

The Reference Librarian, 2002
Traditional reference services are changing in response to the rapid growth of electronic resources available outside of the library.
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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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Managing an Established Virtual Reference Service

Internet Reference Services Quarterly, 2003
SUMMARY Virtual reference, no longer a “new thing,” has become an integral part of reference services. While implementing a new virtual reference service may not be as difficult now as it was in the past, established services must still grapple with several difficult philosophical, managerial, and policy issues.
Karen Ciccone, Amy Vanscoy
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