What is reference for?
Joseph Janes
(Joseph Janes is Assistant Professor at The Information School of the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.)
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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.
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Citation
Janes, J. (2003), "What is reference for?", Reference Services Review, Vol. 31 No. 1, pp. 22-25. https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320310460852
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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