Rethinking reference for academic libraries : innovative developments and future trends / edited by Carrie Forbes, Jennifer Bowers.

Other author Forbes, Carrie, 1975- editor.
Other author Bowers, Jennifer, 1962- editor.
Format Book
PublicationLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]
Descriptionpages cm
Subjects
Academic libraries--Reference services.
Academic librarians--Effect of technological innovations on.
Libraries--Special collections. --Electronic information resources.
Academic libraries--United States. --Case studies.

Contents Step away from the desk : re-casting the reference librarian as academic partner / Michael Courtney and Angela Courtney -- The scholarly commons : emerging research services for graduate students and faculty / Merinda Kaye Hensley -- The rainbow connection : reference services for LGBT community in academic libraries / Matthew P. Ciszek -- Reference services in a shifting world : other languages, other services / Valeria E. Molteni and Eileen K. Bosch -- As needs change, so must we : a case study of innovative outreach to changing demographics / Li Fu -- Roving reference : taking the library to its users / Zara Wilkinson -- Connecting questions with answers / Ellie Dworak and Carrie Moore -- Transforming reference services : more than meets the eye / Kawanna Bright, Consuella Askew, and Lori Driver -- Dialogic mapping : evolving reference into an instructional support for graduate research / Corinne Laverty and Elizabeth A. Lee -- Does the reference desk still matter? : assessing the desk paradigm at the University of Washington Libraries / Deb Raftus and Kathleen Collins -- From ready reference to research conversations : the role of instruction in academic reference service / Melanie Maksin -- Necessities of librarianship : competencies for a new generation / Danielle Colbert-Lewis, Jamillah Scott-Branch, and David Rachlin -- Professional competencies for the virtual reference librarian : digital literacy, soft skills, and customer service / Christine Tobias -- Digital primary resources / Peggy Keeran.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2014031996
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