Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ498005
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Beyond the Desk: Enhanced Reference Staffing for the Electronic Library.
Mardikian, Jackie; Kessleman, Martin
Reference Services Review, v23 n1 p21-28 1995
Libraries are moving to an environment where information resources are located worldwide and can be accessed from remote locations. Librarians need to free themselves from the constraints of the reference desk. Implementing a hierarchical model with a mix of librarian and nonlibrarian staffing can improve user services. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Librarians, Library Instruction, Library Personnel, Library Role, Library Services, Models, Nonprofessional Personnel, Paraprofessional Personnel, Professional Personnel, Reference Services, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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