Reference Services Review
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
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Library and Information StudiesTable Of Contents: Volume 43 Issue 4
The finals stretch: exams week library outreach surveyed
Coleen Meyers-Martin, Laurie BorchardThe purpose of this article is to explore the outreach programming and support services offered at academic libraries during final exams week. The article discusses the…
Library instruction and information literacy 2014
Robert Detmering, Anna Marie Johnson, Claudene Sproles, Samantha McClellan, Rosalinda Hernandez LinaresThis paper aims to provide an introductory overview and selected annotated bibliography of recent resources on library instruction and information literacy across all…
Modifying an information literacy game for outreach events
Lisa Martin, Will MartinThe purpose of this paper is to discuss how to use a web-based library game as an outreach tool at events. Games in higher education are a trend that libraries have used…
Digging deeper into virtual reference transcripts
Vera Armann-Keown, Carol A Cooke, Gail MathesonThe purpose of the study is to identify the information needs of patrons in a large Canadian academic library system by analyzing the types of questions asked through the…
Writing a research paper: students explain their process
Eleonora DubickiThis study aims to explore how students conceptualize the research process, describing in their own words the strategies they used, as well as the successes and challenges…
Can research “send me high?” Addressing flow theory
Sandy L HudockThe purpose of this study is to find whether undergraduate students in the first discipline-based class can attain flow state while researching. Despite its widespread…
Case studies and pervasive instruction
Jennifer NoeThe purpose of this paper is to explore whether journalism education techniques can be adapted for use in the information literacy classroom as a means of teaching the…
Perceptions of students working as library reference assistants at a University Library
Andrew Brenza, Michelle Kowalsky, Denise BrushThis paper aims to develop a better understanding of student worker perceptions of academic libraries in an effort to improve student worker training, position structure…
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