Document (#22616)

Author

Watstein, S.

Title

Reference service in a digital age

Source

Library hi tech news. 1998, no.152, S.5-6

Year

1998

Abstract

Reports on a workshop entitles 'Reference services in a digital age' held on 11 Jan 1998 at the ALA Midwinter Conference. Briefly notes the issues addressed, including: the skills needed by 'cyber' reference librarians; possible competition with Internet answering services; reference librarians' responsibility for the quality of the service in a digital environment; and the likely neglect of physical resources on library shelves

Theme

Informationsdienstleistungen

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