Reference Services

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Sites:

http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/bernie.htm
Bernie Sloan's Digital Reference Pages Open in a new browser window
   Several bibliographies, lists, papers, and reports on online or virtual or digital reference services.
   http://www.lis.uiuc.edu/~b-sloan/bernie.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinescooperative.htm
Cooperative Reference Service Policy Manuals Open in a new browser window
   Guidelines to help libraries create cooperative agreements to share reference services between institutions.
   http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinescooperative.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinesbehavioral.htm
Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Services Professionals Open in a new browser window
   Criteria list to be used to evaluate the reference skills of library staff.
   http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinesbehavioral.htm
http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinesmedical.htm
Guidelines for Medical, Legal, and Business Responses Open in a new browser window
   Guide to the answering of reference questions in areas of medicine, law, and business. Discusses ways that librarians can answer deal with these questions in a way that prevents the librarian from dispensing legal or medical advice.
   http://www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaprotools/referenceguide/guidelinesmedical.htm
http://www.michaellorenzen.com/mbwa.html
Management by Wandering Around: Reference Rovering and Quality Reference Service Open in a new browser window
   Describes the business concept of management by wandering around and details how it can be used in providing patrons with better reference assistance.
   http://www.michaellorenzen.com/mbwa.html
http://www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/more
Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence Open in a new browser window
   The goal of Minnesota Opportunities for Reference Excellence continues to be improving the overall quality of reference service, which includes the reference interview, print and electronic sources, and Readers' Advisory.
   http://www.arrowhead.lib.mn.us/more
http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/librefpg.html
Sites for Reference Sources Open in a new browser window
   Collection of links that library staff would find useful in conducting reference work.
   http://www.librarysupportstaff.com/librefpg.html
http://www.charlestonco.com/features.cfm?id=112&type=ed
Virtual Reference: Overrated, Inflated, and Not Even Real Open in a new browser window
   Article critical of chat and e-mail reference services in libraries.
   http://www.charlestonco.com/features.cfm?id=112&type=ed
http://www.regiments.org/wombats/
Wonderful World of Wombats Open in a new browser window
   Unofficial Stumpers-L auxiliary web page for the difficult reference questions mailing list.
   http://www.regiments.org/wombats/

Last Updated: 2004-05-18 14:40:04