TY  - JOUR
AB  - For over a century, a reference department, or separate reference library, was a standard feature of public libraries. Now, reference departments are being replaced by information services of various kinds and reference librarians have become an endangered species. But an information service is not a reference library. While much has been gained, much, also, has been lost. Six elements of traditional reference work are highlighted as under threat, or worse. Such losses are impoverishing our services and standing.
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
SN  - 0024-2535
DO  - 10.1108/00242530410544385
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00242530410544385
AU  - Duckett Bob
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - From reference library to information service: services in danger
T2  - Library Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 301
EP  - 308
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -