Reference and Information Services: An Introduction - Softcover

Cassell, Kay Ann; Hiremath, Uma

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185604839X ISBN 13: 9781856048392

Publisher: Facet Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

This fully updated edition of the landmark textbook by Cassell and Hiremath is designed to complement every introductory library reference course and is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to expand their personal reference knowledge. Chapters on fundamental concepts, major reference sources and special topics in reference provide the basics you want with fresh insight you need on new issues in reference services and technology, including website development and maintenance, RSS feeds, social networking, and delivering reference services across multiple platforms. The companion website features new readings for each chapter and information about changes in reference tools described in these pages, as well as important new ones. As we enter a changing climate for all information services professionals, this book provides the tools you need to manage the ebb and flow of changing reference services in the 21st century. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and practitioners comprised of Marie L. Radford, Anita Ondrusek, Cheryl Knott Malone, and Stephanie Maata, this text expertly keeps up with new technologies and practices while still grounding you in the basics of reference work.

About this title

Review:

"Different groups of readers will use the book in different ways. The comprehensiveness of its content may help new instructors to define the scope of a course on reference services, clarify the content of the course sections and design assignments. Library school students will benefit from reading the book cover-to-cover, and the most diligent of them will remember it as an important component of their education. Library practitioners are most likely to see the publication of a new edition as evidence of the continuing importance of reference services and, depending on their experience, will appreciate the concrete sections on answering reference questions, the discussion of reference practices in the technological context and some of the philosophical issues related to the reference librarian’s work. The book is an irreplaceable source that can be recommended as an essential item for any library’s professional collection." (Collection Building)

About the Author:

Kay Ann Cassell is a Lecturer and Director of the MLIS Program in the School of Communication, Information and Library Studies at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. Uma Hiremath is Executive Director at the Ames Free Library, Massachusetts.

About this edition

• Publisher: Facet Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 185604839X
• ISBN 13: 9781856048392
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 534