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Direct linkMon, Lorri; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; McGilvray, Jessica; Most, Linda; Milas, Theodore Patrick; Snead, John T. – Library Quarterly, 2009
This article explores the geography of virtual questioning by using geographic information systems to study activity within the Florida Electronic Library "Ask a Librarian" collaborative chat service. Researchers mapped participating libraries throughout the state of Florida that served as virtual "entry portals" for users as…
Descriptors: Geographic Information Systems, Electronic Libraries, Reference Services, Synchronous Communication
Peer reviewedChilders, Thomas A. – Library Quarterly, 1997
Three studies examined public library reference services use by patrons in Anglo, Hispanic, and Vietnamese communities in California. Interview questions concerned search topics, use of staff help, perceived usefulness of search result, successful search strategies, reasons for not seeking help, foreknowledge of sources, reasons for using the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Studies, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Library Collections
