Reference Services Review
SSCI-ISI SCOPUS (1973-2023)
0090-7324
2054-1716
Anh Quốc
Cơ quản chủ quản: Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
Lĩnh vực:
E-learningLibrary and Information Sciences
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New roles and opportunities for academic library liaisons: a survey and recommendationsA task force at Rutgers University Libraries was charged with exploring ways to develop more effective liaison relations with teaching departments. As a preliminary step the working group surveyed Rutgers liaisons to identify preferred practices and to solicit comments on trends in liaisonship in academic libraries. Based on this survey, we examine changes in the information profession and... ...
Tập 31 Số 2 - Trang 122-128 - 2003
The Fugitive Literature of Acid Rain: Making Use of Nonconventional Information Sources in a Vertical FileAcid rain was a little‐known issue ten to fifteen years ago. Only a relatively small group of scientists seeking an explanation for the changes they observed in the environment were concerned with the problem. Today acid rain is recognized as an environmental problem of global proportions. Governments at all levels are moving to develop policies addressing the issue. As the topic has expan... ...
- 1988
State of the Art Survey of Reference Materials in BusinessOne of the most significant events that took place during the period under review was the recent symposium on economics bibliography held in July 1975 under the auspices of the International Economics Association. It met at the famous Institut fur Weltwirtschaft, University of Kiel, West Germany. The theme of the symposium was the “Organization and Retrieval of Economic Knowledge.” The pap... ...
- 1976
Searching for birth relatives: A selective bibliographyConfidentiality in adoption has been the norm in this country since the 1930s. Traditionally, it has been perceived as beneficial to all sides of the adoption triangle: the adoptive parents, the adoptee, and the birth parents. Adoption agencies have supported the policy of confidentiality, and as a result the practice of concealment is almost universal in the United States. Alaska, Hawaii,... ...
Tập 20 Số 4 - Trang 7-28 - 1992
The librarian as tutor/facilitator in a problem‐based learning (PBL) curriculumThis article describes the experiences of a librarian in a tutor/facilitator role immersed within a mainstream problem‐based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. The role of tutor might be a suitable non‐traditional role for librarians. Tutoring turns out to be an entirely different role from traditional teaching. This tutor role requires practicing... ...
- 2004
Dictionary of American BiographyWhen discussing biographical works in the context of reference necessities, it is impossible to exclude the Dictionary of American Biography . Having already looked at Who's Who in America RSR 8 no. 4 (1980) and the National Cyclopedia of American Biography (RSR 9 no. 4 [1981]), it is appropriate that we review... ...
- 1983
Using HorizonLive to deliver library instruction to distance and online studentsWith the move from satellite to Web‐based course delivery systems, librarians have greater opportunities, as well as greater challenges, regarding the best way to deliver information literacy instruction to distance students. Providing distance education through course delivery software like WebCT and HorizonLive is a growing trend in higher education. In addition, the opportunity to provi... ...
- 2002
A Fresh Look at the Index to Current Urban Documents and the Urban Documents Microfiche CollectionNeed information on programs for homeless persons? On policies and costs for treating persons with AIDS? On groundwater contamination? Waterfront development? Rent control? How about requests for extensive narrative and statistical information on a distant community or metropolitan region? The Index to Current Urban Documents and its accompanying Urban Documents ... ...
Tập 17 Số 3 - Trang 79-82 - 1989
Revitalizing RSRWe projected several developments for this issue. Some have transpired and some have not. 1) The guest editorial by a “prominent” reference librarian is written by me instead — so that I can keep you informed of the progress we are making in our profile changes for RSR . 2) Due to the capricious nature of the mail, the article by Larry Earl Bone describing the pro... ...
Tập 4 Số 2 - Trang 7-8 - 1976
OCLC's Interlibrary Loan SubsystemThis essay could begin with a discussion of interlibrary loan procedures before the existence of OCLC, but it seems preferable not to recount the miseries of the Dark Ages. Beginning with a discussion of the use of OCLC by interlibrary loan staff before the availability of the Interlibrary Loan Subsystem should provide enough history. The background material is followed by an explanation o... ...
Tập 9 Số 3 - Trang 61-66 - 1981