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Keeping pace with the rapidly shifting environment for all
information services workers, in this book provides readers with
the knowledge and tools needed to manage the ebb and flow of
reference services in today's libraries. From the ongoing flood of
misinformation to the swift changes occasioned by the pandemic, a
myriad of factors is spurring our profession to rethink reference
services. Luckily, this classic text is back in a newly overhauled
edition that thoughtfully addresses the evolving reference
landscape. Designed to complement every introductory library
reference course, Cassell and Hiremath's book also serves as the
perfect resource to guide current practitioners in their day-to-day
work. It teaches failsafe methods for identifying important
materials by matching specific types of questions to the best
available sources, regardless of format. Guided by a national
advisory board of educators and experts, this thoroughly updated
text presents chapters covering fundamental concepts, major
reference sources, and special topics while also offering fresh
insights on timely issues, including a basic template for the
skills required and expectations demanded of the reference
librarian the pandemic's effect on reference services and how the
ingenuity employed by libraries in providing remote and virtual
reference is here to stay a new chapter dedicated to health
information, with a special focus on health equity and information
sources selecting and evaluating reference materials, with
strategies for keeping up to date a heightened emphasis on
techniques for evaluating sources for misinformation and ways to
give library users the tools to discern facts vs. ""fake facts""
reference as programming, readers' advisory services,
developmentally appropriate material for children and young adults,
and information literacy evidence-based guidance on handling
microaggressions in reference interactions, featuring discussions
of cultural humility and competence alongside recommended resources
on implicit bias managing, assessing, and improving reference
services the future of information and reference services,
encapsulating existing models, materials, and services to project
possible evolutions in the dynamic world of reference.
Designed to complement every introductory library reference course,
this is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to
expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe
methods for identifying important materials by matching specific
types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of
format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and
practitioners including Eileen Abels, Anita Ondrusek, Marie L.
Radford, and Steven Tash, this text expertly keeps up with new
technologies and practices while remaining grounded in the basics
of reference work. Chapters on fundamental concepts, major
reference sources, and special topics in reference provide a solid
foundation, plus fresh insight on new issues, including *New
chapters on ethics, readers' advisory, and reference services for
children and young adults *Website development and maintenance *RSS
feeds *Social networking *Delivering reference services across
multiple platforms As librarians experience a changing climate for
all information services professionals, Cassell and Hiremath
provide the tools needed to manage the ebb and flow of changing
reference services in the 21st century.
Designed to complement every introductory library reference course,
this is the perfect text for students and librarians looking to
expand their personal reference knowledge, teaching failsafe
methods for identifying important materials by matching specific
types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of
format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and
practitioners, this thoroughly updated text expertly keeps up with
new technologies and practices while remaining grounded in the
basics of reference work. Chapters on fundamental concepts, major
reference sources, and special topics provide a solid foundation;
the text also offers fresh insight on core issues, including:
ethics, readers' advisory, information literacy, and other key
aspects of reference librarianship; selecting and evaluating
reference materials, with strategies for keeping up to date;
assessing and improving reference services; guidance on conducting
reference interviews with a range of different library users,
including children and young adults; a new discussion of reference
as programming; important special reference topics such as Google
search, 24/7 reference, and virtual reference; and delivering
reference services across multiple platforms As librarians
experience a changing climate for all information services
professionals, in this book Cassell and Hiremath provide the tools
needed to manage the ebb and flow of changing reference services in
today's libraries.
Don't try to do good reference without it Kay Ann Cassell and Uma
Hiremath have revised the second edition of their landmark text to
deliver new information and reflect the changes in reference
services since their last edition was published. This practical
guide teaches failsafe methods for identifying important materials
by matching specific types of questions to the best available
sources, regardless of format. Information on more than 300 sources
has been updated to provide you high quality information, including
the information needed to work with newly digitized government
documents. Many of these new sources focus on innovative Reference
2.0 tools like Google Books, Twitter, and Second Life.Designed to
complement every introductory library reference course, it's the
perfect text for students and librarians looking to expand their
personal reference knowledge. Chapters on fundamental concepts,
major reference sources and special topics in reference provide the
basics you want with fresh insight you need on new issues in
reference services and technology, including website development
and maintenance, RSS feeds, social networking, and delivering
reference services across multiple platforms. The companion website
features new readings for each chapter and information about
changes in reference tools described in these pages, as well as
important new ones. As we enter a changing climate for all
information services professionals, this book provides the tools
you need to manage the ebb and flow of changing reference services
in the 21st century.Guided by a national advisory board of
educators and practitioners comprised of Marie L. Radford, Anita
Ondrusek, Cheryl Knott Malone, and Stephanie Maata, this text
expertly keeps up with new technologies and practices while still
grounding you in the basics of reference work.
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