Reference and Information Services: A New Reader - Hardcover

Clifford, Anne; Katz, Bill

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810814838 ISBN 13: 9780810814837

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1995

Synopsis

Nothing changes faster in today's libraries than reference services. The purpose of this collection of thirty articles is to help both the beginner and the experienced librarian keep up with that change through the explanations and points of view of leaders in the field. This volume, like the first two (1978 and 1982), brings together in a single, convenient place a representative view of today's reference and information services for students, teachers, and librarians. It can be used alone, or in conjunction with the author's fifth edition of 'Introduction to Reference Work' (McGraw-Hill, 1986, 2 vols.). All of the pieces in this collection are cited in one of those two volumes.

About this title

Review

...a good balance between conceptual and practical articles, applicable to all types of libraries...the articles are very well chosen for the designated audience... * Library Journal * ...the material in this collection reflects the best in current reference literature; students contemplating careers in reference services will find it especially helpful. * Booklist * ...recommended both for the practicing information specialist and for library school curriculum adoption. * Information Retrieval and Library Automation *

About the Author

Bill Katz, Professor, School of Information Science and Policy, SUNY-Albany, is author of the standard text on reference services, Introduction to Reference Services, now in its sixth edition; editor of The Reference Librarian and The Acquisitions Librarian; and former editor of RQ. With Linda Katz he edits Magazines for Libraries; he also writes a column on magazines for Library Journal.

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810814838
• ISBN 13: 9780810814837
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 432