LEADER 05598nam 2200757Ia 450 001 9910971253603321 005 20251116232519.0 010 $a1-281-92343-5 010 $a9786611923433 010 $a1-59095-820-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000484874 035 $a(OCoLC)646784689 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10266319 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000190396 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11165853 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000190396 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10180051 035 $a(PQKB)10274842 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3410609 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3410609 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10266319 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL192343 035 $a(BIP)50058272 035 $a(BIP)14654480 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000484874 100 $a20071106d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLearn reference work /$fby Clara L. Sitter, Mary Gosling ; with Colin Gray 205 $a1st North American ed. 210 $aFriendswood, Tex. $cTotalRecall Publications, Inc.$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (218 p.) 225 1 $aLibrary education series 300 $a"Based on previous Australasian editions"--T.p. verso. 311 08$a1-59095-808-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-214) and index. 327 $aIntro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 REFERENCE SERVICES -- Chapter 2 REFERENCE SOURCES -- Chapter 3 DICTIONARIES -- Chapter 4 ENCYCLOPEDIAS -- Chapter 5 FAST FACTS: ALMANACS, HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, YEARBOOKS -- Chapter 6 BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES -- Chapter 7 GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES -- Chapter 8 BIBLIOGRAPHIES AND LIBRARY CATALOGS -- Chapter 9 DIRECTORIES -- Chapter 10 INDEXES & -- ABSTRACTS -- Chapter 11 GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS -- Chapter 12 THE INTERNET -- Chapter 13 RESEARCHING AND DELIVERING INFORMATION -- Chapter 14 EVALUATION -- ANSWERS -- GLOSSARY -- REFERENCES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SUBJECT HEADINGS USEFUL FORM SUBDIVISIONS FOR REFERENCE SERVICE -- INDEX. 330 $aA Practical Introduction to Reference Sources, Skills and Procedures for Library Students and Staff. This combination textbook/workbook provides an introduction to reference work by covering the theory and principles of good reference service, major reference sources in both print and electronic formats, basic reference skills and procedures. It reviews all the major types of reference sources, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, fast facts, biographical services, geographical services, bibliographies and library catalogs, directories, indexes and abstracts, government documents, and the Internet. After completing the practice exercises, readers should have a good understanding of a variety of current reference tools and an introduction to the types of questions each is designed to answer. Also included are plentiful, clear explanations and examples; a glossary with simple definitions of technical terms; a bibliography; and an index. Learn Reference Work is one of nine study guides in the Library Education Series. Please see the back of this book for a complete listing, or visit www.totalrecallpress.com for more information. Clara L. Sitter is an appointed Associate Clinical Professor in the University of Denver, College of Education, Library and Information Science program. She has more than 30 years of professional library experience, including 18 years in academic libraries and 17 years in private and public school libraries, as well as experience in special and public libraries. She has been responsible for most aspects of library service, includingreference, instruction, collection 42 management, cataloging, and administration. Her areas of teaching are organization of information, understanding the information user, collection management, management of information organizations, and reference. Mary Gosling is a reference librarian and library educator who has taught reference and basic library skills for many years. She has been coordinator of the Library Studies Program at the Canberra Institute of Technology and is now a senior reference librarian and manager at the National Library of Australia. As a library educator, Mary has taught a variety of subjects, including reference skills, reader education and information literacy. Colin Gray has worked as a reference librarian, children's librarian, and manager of public services for many years. He has taught most of the subjects in college library technician programs, specializing in reference and public services. He has written teachers' guides, student learning material and curricula. 410 0$aLibrary education series. 517 3 $aReference work 606 $aReference services (Libraries) 606 $aReference services (Libraries)$vProblems, exercises, etc 606 $aInformation services 606 $aInformation services$vProblems, exercises, etc 606 $aLibraries 606 $aLibraries$vProblems, exercises, etc 615 0$aReference services (Libraries) 615 0$aReference services (Libraries) 615 0$aInformation services. 615 0$aInformation services 615 0$aLibraries. 615 0$aLibraries 676 $a025.52 700 $aSitter$b Clara Loewen$01868495 701 $aGosling$b Mary$f1951-$01863196 701 $aGray$b Colin$0881624 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971253603321 996 $aLearn reference work$94476432 997 $aUNINA