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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Revised. CE6 - An ex-library revised hardcover book in good condition that has library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), some bumped corners and cover edgewear, light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Reference and Online Services Handbook: Guidelines, Policies, and Procedures for Libraries (Volume II). Revised for volume II (stated on the copyright page). 9.5"x6.5", 602 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.…

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Condition: New. pp. vi + 206.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library hardcover in very nice condition with all the usual markings and attachments. Text block clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

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Softcover/Paperback. Condition: Sehr gut. 216 p. Very good. Shrink wrapped. / Sehr guter Zustand. In Folie verschweißt. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 403.

Condition: New. pp. iv + 228 Figures.

Condition: New. pp. iv + 228 Index 1st Edition.

Condition: New. pp. vi + 270.

Condition: New. pp. vi + 270.

Condition: New. pp. vi + 270.

Condition: New. pp. iv + 228.

Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Libraries and reference services. 2. Digital age and electronic serials. 3. Special types of materials selection and acquisition. 4. Reference services and instruction. 5. Search strategies for information. 6. Electronic reference services. Glossary. Select bibliography. Index. It is remarkable to note that reference librarianship the professional specialty that has reference service as its focus had its origins in the second half of the nineteenth century partially in response to one of that era's most important accomplishment the spread of education. As more people were educated educational institutions grew in size and the size and complexity of libraries grew as well. At the same time changes in educational practices required more students to use their college libraries for research purposes. As the educational level of the general population rose more people came to their local public libraries to use the collections there. Because these individuals were not skilled in library use the need for an intermediatory between library users and library collections was gradually recognised. That intermediatory was a librarian and within a short time a reference librarian. The state of reference librarianship today is similar in one respect at least to the state of western society in the nineteenth century that is it is in the midst of radical change more so than at any time in its history. 270 pp. …

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Hardbound. Condition: As New. New. Contents Preface. 1. Reference practice. 2. Economics of reference service. 3. Marketing reference services. 4. User studies in the humanities. 5. Information seeking patterns social sciences. 6. Scientists information seeking and reference services. 7. Library services for persons with disabilities. 8. Ethnicity and information seeking. 9. Knowledge gap information seeking and the poor. 10. Reference services for older adults. 11. Using output measures to monitor children's use of reference services. 12. Women library users and library users of traditional women's subjects. 13. An option for meeting the information needs of the business community. 14. The new avenues for reference librarians and education. 15. Reference accuracy. Index. From the Preface The book looks into the philosophy of reference service its various practices economics and marketing alongwith the specific type of reference services to the various groups of users like disabled old people children women etc. The book has a mention of reference services to the business communities with greater accuracy and promptness. A chapter has been devoted to users behaviour and information seeking behaviour of them in libraries. This book Reference Services in Libraries is a comprehensive book for the students and librarians to look into the theory and practice of reference services in the libraries. 242 pp.…

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

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Condition: New. pp. 222.

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