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Santa Vicca, Edmund F.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Three articles on evaluation cover the use of the Internet as a reference resource and raise network policy issues: "The Internet as a Reference and Research Tool" (Edmund F. Santa Vicca); "NREN Update, 1993: Washington Policy" (Carolyn S. Elliot); and "Evaluating Physical Science Reference Sources on the Internet"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Evaluation
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Seiden, Peggy; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1994
Six articles describe various Internet applications, including a campuswide information system that uses Gopher; using an X Windows interface for Internet access; electronic text projects; the Nevada Academic Libraries information system; Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions and electronic reference services; the Internet and OCLC. (Contains 61…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Software
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Ford, Karin E. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes the general situation of information services in rural public libraries in the context of the changing nature of rural America. Highlights include the development of rural communities and libraries; public expectations and information needs; barriers to information access; and examples of successful rural reference services. (Contains 31…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Development, Information Technology, Library Cooperation
Eisenberg, Michael B.; Milbury, Peter – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Describes LM-NET, the electronic discussion group for people interested in school library media work. Highlights include LM-NET's technology, history, and purpose; a profile of the LM-NET membership; an analysis of eight categories of LM-NET discussions with examples; special LM-NET features; and future developments. A description of the AskERIC…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nakano, Kimberly L.; Morrison, Janet – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1992
Describes a program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, in which library school students in the introduction to reference course participate in a required practicum at the research library information desk. Although a survey of other accredited library schools shows no other similar practicum program, 49% of those surveyed expressed interest.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Curriculum Design, Faculty, Graduate Students
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Hallman, Clark N. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1990
Discussion of the influence of technological developments on social change focuses on the effects of information technology on academic reference librarianship. Highlights include reference skills; electronic resources; microcomputer technology; online catalogs; interaction and communication with users; the need to teach information skills; and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Librarians
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 1998
Reviews World Wide Web sites useful as alternative resources for reference librarians. Sites described are: general reference; reference for kids and teens; regional interest for Southern California, including local foreign-language resources and local history sites; and interactive reference. (JAK)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Library Services, Non English Speaking
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Lankes, R. David – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 1998
Discusses impacts of the Internet on reference services and changing roles for reference librarians. Describes a continuum of libraries (Sutton) from a paper-based (traditional) to a fully digital library. Examines K-12 uses and benefits of digital reference services (question-and-answer services sometimes referred to as AskA's). Describes K-12…
Descriptors: Change, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Software, Educational Resources
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Tobias, Jennifer – Library Trends, 1998
Compares traditional cataloging to Web-based. Discusses intellectual-access issues as they apply to reference services today, and outlines deficiencies in traditional cataloging, and corresponding attributes of Web-based intellectual access. Notes ways that catalogers and public-service librarians can address these issues. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Indexes
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Massey-Burzio, Virginia – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
A study of how patrons think and behave as they seek information at a major research library (Johns Hopkins University) reveals the need to provide the kinds of services and programs that meet the actual needs and preferences of patrons. Focusing on what librarians think is needed can result in poor service. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Feedback, Information Seeking, Librarian Attitudes
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Atkinson, Ross – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Effective management of traditional materials will remain essential even when digital resources dominate scholarly communication. Examines traditional and digital objects in information services; provides an overview of collection management; discusses goal values, information services as purveyor and repository, the role of collection management,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Information Management
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Hsieh-Yee, Ingrid – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1997
Discusses results of a survey of LIS (library and information science) educators who specialized in reference services or online retrieval to understand how teachers have prepared students to deal with online and CD-ROM resources. Results are compared to those from earlier studies, and a copy of the survey is appended. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Course Content, Information Retrieval, Library Education
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Hinojosa, Susana – Reference Librarian, 1996
Discusses changes in academic libraries, especially reference services, in light of the needs of increasingly diverse ethnic and minority users who have traditionally been underserved and underrepresented. Library collections, budget priorities, recruitment and training of librarians and staff, campus support services, and the use of technology…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Change Agents, Ethnic Groups
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Chandler, Yvonne J. – Library Trends, 2001
Graduate programs must examine the curriculum for reference and information access professionals. Greater access to information sources by users has highlighted the need for reference and information professionals to develop new skills including more technological knowledge, a better understanding of user information-seeking, new instructional…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Higher Education, Information Science
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Fritch, John W.; Mandernack, Scott B. – Library Trends, 2001
The complexity of the information environment, and more uncontrolled distribution and access, lead to new issues for users. Reference services, with a stronger instructional role, must become more proactive in providing a fully developed repertoire of services responsive to the multifaceted queries facing librarians today. (Contains 31…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Information Literacy, Information Services
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