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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449885903321

Autore

Chowdhury Gobinda

Titolo

Digital reference service [[electronic resource] /] / Gobinda Chowdhury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group, c2004

ISBN

1-280-51534-1

9786610515349

1-84544-394-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 p.)

Collana

Library Review. No. 1 ; ; Vol. 53

Disciplina

025.5

025.524

Soggetti

Electronic reference services (Libraries)

Digital libraries

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Abstracts & keywords French; Abstracts & keywords German; Guest editorial; Evaluation of two library-based and one expert reference service on the Web; Digital reference services: how do the library-based services compare with the expert services?; How good are the free digital reference services? A comparison of library-based and expert services; Digital reference services for young library users: a comparison of four services

Call centres for enhanced reference services: a comparison of selected library call centres and the Reference Point at National Library of SingaporeDigital reference services: a snapshot of the current practices in Scottish libraries; ''Beyond the virtual shore'': an Australian digital reference initiative with a global dimension; Book reviews; Note from the publisher

Sommario/riassunto

It has become increasingly common for libraries to provide a reference service which operates via e-mail or through online forms. This paper compares the performance of three digital reference services available on the World Wide Web, namely, AllExperts, Ask a Librarian, and Internet Public Library (a fourth service, Ask Bob, was included initially but eventually excluded). The online digital reference/''expert'' services



are generally very effective; most provide an answer within three days, and include suggestions for sources of further information. Although the general response rate from al

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910216657903321

Autore

Hirsch, Morris W. <1933-    >

Titolo

Differential equations, dynamical systems, and an introduction to chaos / Morris W. Hirsch, Stephen Smale, Robert L. Devaney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam [etc.], : Academic Press, ©2013

ISBN

9780123820105

Edizione

[3. ed]

Descrizione fisica

XIV, 418 p. ; 24 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Smale, Stephen <1930-    >

Devaney, Robert L. <1948-    >

Disciplina

515.35

Locazione

IINTC

FI1

SC1

Collocazione

M.0,512

15-230

15-230.001

515.35-HIR-1

515.35-HIR-1A

515.35-HIR-1B

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia