Reference Librarianship Notes from the Trenches |
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Author:
| Sprenkle, Peter Anderson, Charles R. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7890-2948-5 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2006 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $68.99 |
Book Description:
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Reference Librarianship documents a year in the life of a young librarian working in the "trenches" at a library in the Midwestern United States. This one-of-a-kind book provides a daily diary of every librarian/patron transaction--no matter how mundane or absurd--to demonstrate not only how advances in technology have affected the reference librarian's job, but how the public's expectations have changed, as well. The book also includes observations by a now-retired reference...
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Reference Librarianship documents a year in the life of a young librarian working in the "trenches" at a library in the Midwestern United States. This one-of-a-kind book provides a daily diary of every librarian/patron transaction--no matter how mundane or absurd--to demonstrate not only how advances in technology have affected the reference librarian's job, but how the public's expectations have changed, as well. The book also includes observations by a now-retired reference librarian on the current state of the field based on these unedited interactions.