TY  - JOUR
AB  - While many academic libraries are reporting fewer reference interactions, gate counts are not dropping at the same rate. To many students, asking questions is taking a risk that they will appear unknowledgeable. Librarians have branched out to find new ways to communicate with these students. This article describes the creation and testing of a roving reference strategy at the Texas A&M University Libraries that sought to re‐establish the face‐to‐face element by going directly to the student. Tablet PC technology was evaluated and utilized as a means to equip the librarians with the necessary electronic access as they roved in student study areas.
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
SN  - 0090-7324
DO  - 10.1108/00907320410553650
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320410553650
AU  - Smith Michael M.
AU  - Pietraszewski Barbara A.
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Enabling the roving reference librarian: wireless access with tablet PCs
T2  - Reference Services Review
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 249
EP  - 255
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -