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Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross...

Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it man...

Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross...

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Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, and Marie L. Radford.

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Full title

Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, and Marie L. Radford.

Publisher

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2019.

Call Numbers

GQ 2020/0551

Record Identifier

74VKaPBmkXxZ

MMS ID

991024315719402626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xx, 320 pages ; 28 cm.

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Why bother with a reference interview? -- Setting the stage for the reference interview: the first thirty seconds -- Finding out what they really want to know -- Moving beyond negative closure -- Special contexts for the reference interview -- The reference encounter in virtual environments -- The r...

Publication information

Publisher

Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2019.

Edition

Third edition.

Place of Publication

Illinois

Date Published

2019.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"This book focuses on a key problem that occurs in a reference transaction at the very first step: finding out, quickly and efficiently what the user really wants to know. We offer readers a comprehensive way to tackle the problem though a multi-faceted approach that includes the following elements: explanatory text that summarizes key aspects of e...

Alternative Titles

Full title

Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, and Marie L. Radford.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

How-to-do-it manuals for librarians

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

©2019

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

GQ 2020/0551

Record Identifier

74VKaPBmkXxZ

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPBmkXxZ

Other Identifiers

ISBN

9780838917275

DDC

025.52

MMS ID

991024315719402626

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