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Record Nr.

UNINA9910136191503321

Autore

Goldsmith Francisca

Titolo

Crash course in contemporary reference / / Francisca Goldsmith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Libraries Unlimited, , 2017

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

979-84-00-63289-1

979-82-16-06712-2

1-4408-4482-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 pages)

Collana

Crash course series (Westport, Conn.)

Disciplina

025.5/2

Soggetti

Reference services (Libraries)

Reference services (Libraries) - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

An overview of professional library reference service -- Communication and reference work -- Professional ethics of reference service -- Building and maintaining a reference collection -- Organizing print and electronic sources -- Library catalogs and bibliographies -- Understanding the role of serials in knowledge publishing -- Background information and definitions : encyclopedias and dictionaries -- Finding facts fast : ready reference -- Using the Web to guide your community to authoritative information -- Reference service delivery models -- Networking and professional development.