Document (#11454)

Author

Klassen, T.

Title

Usenet as a reference tool

Source

Reference services review. 23(1995) no.2, S.13-16

Year

1995

Abstract

Usenet is one of the most widely used services on the Internet. Recently, a handful of articles dealing with the mechanisms and personal use of Usenet have appeared in the library literature, but little attention has focused on Usenet as a reference tool. This is unfortunate since with Usenet we have the ability to query the knowledge of a large well educated population on just about any subject and receive responeses often within hours. provides a brief introduction to Usenet and how it can be used for reference work, plus a guide to some of the issues involved with posting reference questions to Usenet. Offers examples of reference questions answered using Usenet as a source

Theme

Internet
Informationsdienstleistungen

Aid

Usenet

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