New trends of library reference services

Ranasinghe, W.M.T.D. . New trends of library reference services., 2012 In: Prof. Jayasiri Lankage Felicitation Volume. Colombo: Godage, pp. 189-197. [Book chapter]

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Reference service is considered as the heart of the library services. It is a service, facilitated by a reference librarian, which meets the information needs of users with desired information. Like many other library services, library reference service also has changed with the impact of emerging technologies and in par with changing social needs. The aim of this paper is to discuss some of these new trends of library reference services. These new trends are divided into four main areas named as: new trends of reference sources, new trends of reference interview, collaborative efforts on reference services, and non-library based information services.

Item type:	Book chapter
Keywords:	Reference Service; Reference Sources; Collaborative Digital Reference Services (CDRS); Reference Interview; Reference Librarian
Subjects:	I. Information treatment for information services > IJ. Reference work.
Depositing user:	Mr. W.M. Tharanga Dilruk Ranasinghe
Date deposited:	26 Dec 2015 10:45
Last modified:	26 Dec 2015 10:45
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/28672

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