Cassell, Kay Ann.
Reference and information services in the 21st century : an introduction / Reference and information services in the twenty-first century Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath. - 2nd ed. - New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2009. - xvii, 461 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to reference and information services -- Determining the question : in-person, telephone, and virtual reference interviews -- Finding the answer : basic search techniques -- Answering questions about books, magazines, newspapers, libraries and publishing, and bibliographic networks : bibliographic resources -- Answering questions about anything and everything : encyclopedias -- Answering questions that require handy facts : ready reference sources -- Answering questions about words : dictionaries -- Answering questions about events and issues, past and present : indexes and full-text databases -- Answering questions about health, law, and business : special guidelines and sources -- Answering questions about geography, countries, and travel : atlases, gazetteers, maps, geographic information systems, and travel guides -- Answering questions about the lives of people : biographical information sources -- Answering questions about governments : government information sources -- When and how to use the Internet as a reference tool -- Reader's advisory work / Mary K. Chelton -- Reference work with children and young adults / Mary K. Chelton -- Information literacy in the reference department -- Selecting and evaluating reference materials -- Managing reference departments -- Assessing and improving reference services -- Reference 2.0 -- The future of information service.
9781555706722 (alk. paper) 155570672X (alk. paper)
2009023650
Reference services (Libraries)
Electronic reference services (Libraries)
Reference books--Bibliography.
Electronic reference sources--Directories.
Z711 / .C35 2009
Reference and information services in the 21st century : an introduction / Reference and information services in the twenty-first century Kay Ann Cassell and Uma Hiremath. - 2nd ed. - New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2009. - xvii, 461 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to reference and information services -- Determining the question : in-person, telephone, and virtual reference interviews -- Finding the answer : basic search techniques -- Answering questions about books, magazines, newspapers, libraries and publishing, and bibliographic networks : bibliographic resources -- Answering questions about anything and everything : encyclopedias -- Answering questions that require handy facts : ready reference sources -- Answering questions about words : dictionaries -- Answering questions about events and issues, past and present : indexes and full-text databases -- Answering questions about health, law, and business : special guidelines and sources -- Answering questions about geography, countries, and travel : atlases, gazetteers, maps, geographic information systems, and travel guides -- Answering questions about the lives of people : biographical information sources -- Answering questions about governments : government information sources -- When and how to use the Internet as a reference tool -- Reader's advisory work / Mary K. Chelton -- Reference work with children and young adults / Mary K. Chelton -- Information literacy in the reference department -- Selecting and evaluating reference materials -- Managing reference departments -- Assessing and improving reference services -- Reference 2.0 -- The future of information service.
9781555706722 (alk. paper) 155570672X (alk. paper)
2009023650
Reference services (Libraries)
Electronic reference services (Libraries)
Reference books--Bibliography.
Electronic reference sources--Directories.
Z711 / .C35 2009