Reference Services Review: Volume 11 Issue 2
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
Reference Books, An Ever Present Help In Trouble
Frances Neel CheneyI've always thought of a desert island as a desolate, lonely place, perhaps a last resting place, a spot I'd rather not be in Where there was not even a Man Friday to talk to. I…
Leland G. Alkire, Jr.: Periodical Title Abbreviations
Stephen ProcesFar from the centers of the publishing world and without any connections, Leland G. Alkire, Jr. has become a compiler and editor of an important reference work. As a result he won…
Is BEBA Best? Researching Bilingual Education in Databases
George JaramilloBilingual education is a strong component in some education systems, districts, and academic curriculums, and non‐existent in others. There is presently much controversy…
Selected Historical Chronologies
Stephen W. RogersThere are a number of reference works that present man's past — or certain periods of it — in outline, tabular or sequential form, arranged chronologically to show the continuity…
Tuning in the Television Directories
R. Errol LamTelevision in General The viewing of television has changed, and is continuing to change our lives. When television first arrived on the scene less than 50 years ago, few people…
Five English‐Spanish/Spanish‐English Dictionaries
Elizabeth G. MillerThe dictionaries reviewed in this article are the Appleton's New Cuyas…, revised in 1972; Cassell's…, revised in 1978; Collins…, 1st edition in 1971; Diccionario moderno…Larousse…
George Washington Didn't Sleep Here, But You Can; A Guide to Alternative Accommodations Guidebooks
Linda Keir HinrichThose of us in our mid‐thirties can just barely remember the tourist homes, guesthouses, small hotels, and “mom and pop” tourist cabins which once dotted the two‐lane highways of…
COmmunicating with Reference Book Publishers
Recently, questionnaires from two reference book publishers were received by the Perkins Library Reference Department at Duke University. One questionnaire described new reference…
International Information in U.S. Government Documents
Jim WalshThe following selected, annotated listing of over 30 government titles and/or series provides basic, as well as detailed, information on foreign countries. The information…
Library Orientation and Instruction‐1982
Hannelore B. RaderThe following annotated list of materials on instructing users in library and information skills covers publications from 1982. A few items have not been annotated because the…
Approaches to Children's Literature: A Multi‐Purpose Collection
Clarissa ErwinIn the most recent edition of Children and Books, Susan Steinfirst points to a dilemma in children's literature, a conflict implied in the very name of the discipline. On one hand…
Statistical Sources in Business and Economics
Lucy Heckman“Where do I find the Consumer Price Index?” “What was last year's unemployment rate?” “How do I locate data on the number of 1979 cars sold?” The above questions are among a…
Alcohol Education for the College Campus
Penny Booth PageIt has come to be generally accepted that alcohol use — sometimes excessive — is “de rigeur” on the college campus. Occasionally this acceptance has blossomed into concern …
Reference Management
Barbara ScheeleReference services policies and procedures — we all have them. The question is, how are these policies recorded and organized for the use of the staff and the public we serve…
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