Document (#13739)

Author

Manley, W.

Title

¬The fine art of reference librarianship

Source

Cape librarian. 40(1996) no.1, S.8-10

Year

1996

Abstract

The reference librarian plays a key role in bringing together a diversity of people with a diversity of information resources. Discusses the difficulty in the reference interview of determining the precise nature of the patron's information needs. Provides a commentary and listing of the sort of questions that might be asked by the patron

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

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