LEADER 03174nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910449885903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-51534-1 010 $a9786610515349 010 $a1-84544-394-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000002162 035 $a(EBL)289815 035 $a(OCoLC)61426876 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000465790 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11301382 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000465790 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10439651 035 $a(PQKB)10321185 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC289815 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL289815 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10058601 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL51534 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000002162 100 $a20040420g20049999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDigital reference service$b[electronic resource] /$fGobinda Chowdhury 210 $aBradford, England $cEmerald Group$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (72 p.) 225 1 $aLibrary Review. No. 1 ;$vVol. 53 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-86176-924-4 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aCall 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 330 $aIt has become increasingly common for libraries to provide a reference service which operates via e-mail or through online forms. This paper compares the performance of three digital reference services available on the World Wide Web, namely, AllExperts, Ask a Librarian, and Internet Public Library (a fourth service, Ask Bob, was included initially but eventually excluded). The online digital reference/''expert'' services are generally very effective; most provide an answer within three days, and include suggestions for sources of further information. Although the general response rate from al 410 0$aLibrary Review.$nNo. 1 ;$vv. 53. 606 $aElectronic reference services (Libraries) 606 $aDigital libraries 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aElectronic reference services (Libraries) 615 0$aDigital libraries. 676 $a025.5 676 $a025.524 700 $aChowdhury$b Gobinda$0967782 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910449885903321 996 $aDigital reference service$92197769 997 $aUNINA