Future Reference--

Rettig, James

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ERIC Number: EJ529658

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Future Reference--"Sired by a Hurricane, Dam'd by an Earthquake."

Rettig, James

Reference Librarian, n54 p75-94 1996

Discusses trends in library reference services, focusing on the needs of the individual user. Highlights include the effects of CD-ROM; the growth of online systems; tiered reference service structures; roving reference librarians; going out to users; user studies; and bibliographic instruction. (LRW)

Descriptors: Librarians, Library Instruction, Library Services, Online Systems, Optical Data Disks, Reference Services, Use Studies, User Needs (Information), Users (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Issue theme: The Roles of Reference Librarians: Today and Tomorrow.