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Reforming Refference: Guidelines for Librarian

 
Ratan Kumar Khan (Author) Bhubaneswar Chakrabarti (Author) Swapna Banarjee (Author)
Synopsis The book is designed primarily to provide the advanced students in library and information sciencek and the practicing reference librarians with an overview both of the concepts and process behind today’s reference services. Technology has altered all aspects of our lives. It has succeeded in transforming the ways reference librarians interact with users, the ways they collect information and the ways they package information. As the basic link between users and library services, reference librarians are particularly affected the ways users access it. The book discusses how to meet the challenges that the information age brings with it and how to adapt to changing user expectation. It provides a philosophical rationale for the desirability of reference services in the information age. It discusses a brief history of role of the reference libraariansk over the last century. The book discusses the nature of effective communication and looks at questions from different angles and tries to answer these questions. It discusses the challenges librarians. In response to these challenges they actively promoted a vision of a library that allows all to identify and use needed information wherever they happen to be and at any time. The book highlights the features of remote reference service without the loss of human touch. Computer and communication network now encircle the globe. Information technologies have become ubiquitous in the developed and continual learning for reference staff in order to contribute to quality reference service.
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About the authors

Ratan Kumar Khan

Ratan Kumr khan (b. 1946) is a former Faculty member of Sendoc, Nisiet, Hyderabad. Besides Second he served in different government academic institutions in various important capacities. Presently , he is a Branch Manager, Mittal Publications, new Delhi

Swapna Banarjee

Swapna Banargee (b. 1963) is a senior Lecturer in the Department of Library & information Sciencek atkl the University of Calcutta. She has a considerable publication record, including three books, a number of article and conference papers in both Library Science and Botany.

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Bibliographic information

Title Reforming Refference: Guidelines for Librarian
Format Hardcover
Date published: 01.01.2004
Edition Ist ed.
Language: English
isbn 8170999480
length xii+138p., Bibliography; Index; 22cm.