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Article Information:
Title:
What is reference for?
Author(s):
Joseph Janes
Journal:
Year:
2003
Volume:
Issue:
Page:
22 - 25
ISSN:
0090-7324
DOI:
10.1108/00907320310460852
Publisher:
MCB UP Ltd
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Abstract:
Much discussion has taken place about the future of reference work and its place within the library and the emerging information environment. It seems reasonable, then, to reflect briefly on the purposes and motivations of reference – past, present and future – to see if those do not help us get a better handle on what we should be doing in the years to come.
Keywords:
Internet, Libraries, Motivation, Reference services
Article Type:
Research Paper