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"Learn and perfect the skills needed to conduct satisfying reference interviews in the modern technological environment with this easy-to-use guide. In today's technology-driven world, reference librarians must serve users who come into the building as well as remote users who ask via various digital means. With virtual reference and social networking tools now commonplace, reference questions have become more complex and interdisciplinary. The Reference Interview Today will help reference librarians decide which tools and strategies will best serve their diverse group of patrons—in person and in cyberspace. This text covers the skills needed for traditional face-to-face reference and how they can be applied in 2.0 media. Best practices for culturally diverse, disabled, and ""difficult"" patrons; strategies for public and academic libraries; and virtual technologies like Twitter and Second Life are described. Written by a practicing reference librarian, this invaluable book makes it easy to train paraprofessionals and serves as a guide for experienced librarians to hone their skills in new delivery methods."

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Author:   Susan Knoer
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.259kg
ISBN:  

9781598848229

ISBN 10:   1598848224
Pages:   156
Publication Date:   02 June 2011
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: You Don't Have to Learn It (All) Again 1. Reference Face-to-Face 2. Special Patrons and Questions 3. Cultural Differences 4. Live Online—Chat, Push, and Cobrowsing 5. Short Bursts—Tweets, Text, and the Next Big Thing 6. Asynchronous Reference 7. Your Abilities with Disabilities 8. Virtual Reference in Second Life and Virtual Worlds 9. From Theory to Practice—New Librarians and Paraprofessionals 10. Special Libraries—Law, Medical, Corporate, Private, and Archives 11. I'm Asking for My?…?Child, Friend, Parent, Boss Index

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Susan Knoer teaches a reference class online for the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY.

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