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Reference and information services : an introduction / Melissa A. Wong and Laura Saunders, editors ; foreword by Linda C. Smith.

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Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2020]

Reference services (Libraries)

Information services.

9781440875045 (paperback : alk. paper)

1440875049 (paperback : alk. paper)

Library and information science text series.

xiv, 748 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

History and functions of reference services -- Ethics -- The reference interview -- Instructional strategies for the reference interview -- Consortia and cooperation -- Models of reference services -- Management of reference services -- Evaluation and assessment of reference services -- Training and professional development -- Marketing and promotion of reference services -- Reference services for children and young adults -- Reference services for diverse populations -- Introduction to information creation and dissemination -- Selection and evaluation of reference sources -- Licensing and managing electronic resources -- Search strategies for online sources -- Ready-reference sources -- Dictionaries -- Encyclopedias -- Bibliographic sources -- Reader's advisory services and sources -- Indexes and abstracts -- News sources -- Geographical sources -- Biographical and genealogical sources -- Government information -- Data and statistical sources -- Business sources -- Health and medicine sources -- Primary and archival sources -- Legal sources -- Creating and future of reference service.

"This revised and updated sixth edition of Reference and Information Services continues the book's rich tradition, covering all phases of reference and information services with less emphasis on print and more emphasis on strategies and scenarios"--

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