1st Edition
Emerging Solutions in Reference Services Implications for Libraries in the New Millennium
By John D. Edwards
Copyright 2001
248 Pages
by
Routledge
244 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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How can you enhance reference services without adding staff? Modern law librarians are under growing pressure to keep up with new technologies, deal instantly with the demands of patrons, keep the library safe and user-friendly, and generally offer the best possible service while keeping costs down. Emerging Solutions in Reference Services: Implications for Libraries in the New Millennium is... Read more
Contents
- Introduction--Facing Library Problems: Solutions for the Millennium
- Patrons and the PC: What Problems Should Reference Librarians Solve?
- Problem Patrons and Library Security
- All in a Day's Work: What's a Reference Librarian to Do?
- Creating and Using Web Resources to Train Attorneys: An Experience with the State Bar
- Taking Time for Legal Research Instruction at the Reference Desk
- Law Library Tours in an Information Age: Format, Effectiveness and Function
- Making Electronic Resources Available to Patrons
- Enhancing Reference Services Through Technology
- “Library Police”: Drafting and Implementing Enforceable Library Rules
- How to Avoid the Unauthorized Practice of Law at the Reference Desk
- User Fees in Academic Law Libraries
- Staffing the Reference Desk: Improving Service Through Cross-Training and Other Programs
- Index
- Reference Notes Included
Biography
Edwards, John D.
