The Omnipaedia Is Here, but Where Is It?.

Rettig, James

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ERIC Number: EJ599787

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Omnipaedia Is Here, but Where Is It?

Rettig, James

Reference Librarian, n66 p91-109 1999

Discussion of electronic access to information focuses on a study conducted at the library of the College of William and Mary that used 40 reference desk questions to assess the value of printed sources, CD-ROMs, databases, and the World Wide Web. Also discusses the reference librarian as omnipaedia. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Encyclopedias, Higher Education, Information Sources, Librarians, Library Services, Optical Data Disks, Printed Materials, Reference Services, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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