1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996392255603316

Titolo

An account of the digging up of the quarters of William Stayley, lately executed for high treason, for that his relations abused the Kings mercy [[electronic resource] ] : Nov. 30 1678. Imprimatur, William Scroggs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed for Robert Pawlet at the Bible in Chancery-lane, near Fleet-street, 1678

Descrizione fisica

1 sheet ([1] p.)

Soggetti

Exhumation

Executions and executioners

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0021



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910816793603321

Autore

Chowdhury Gobinda

Titolo

Digital reference service / / Gobinda Chowdhury

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group, c2004

ISBN

1-280-51534-1

9786610515349

1-84544-394-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

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

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