The effectiveness of reference librarians

The librarians deal with information explosion in various ways. The reference librarians face many challenges relating to information explosion. In order to cope with these challenges, they rely heavily upon training. The strategy they use to deal with information explosion is to focus on quality of...

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Main Authors:	Belem, Moctar, Wan Mamat, Wan Ali, Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2011
Subjects:	Z665 Library Science. Information Science
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/24620/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24620/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/24620/1/The_Effectiveness_of_Reference_Librarians.pdf

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spelling	iium-246202012-07-06T01:19:31Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/24620/ The effectiveness of reference librarians Belem, Moctar Wan Mamat, Wan Ali Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri Z665 Library Science. Information Science The librarians deal with information explosion in various ways. The reference librarians face many challenges relating to information explosion. In order to cope with these challenges, they rely heavily upon training. The strategy they use to deal with information explosion is to focus on quality of information rather than quantity, this in reference to the way they exchange information. They also use a variety of technology and digital resources to cope with information explosion, with heavy emphasis on the internet, digital books and various library automation software programs. IIUM Press 2011 Book Chapter PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/24620/1/The_Effectiveness_of_Reference_Librarians.pdf Belem, Moctar and Wan Mamat, Wan Ali and Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri (2011) The effectiveness of reference librarians. In: Contemporary Issues in Library and Information Science. IIUM Press, Gombak, pp. 72-78. ISBN 9789674180836 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/default.aspx
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description	The librarians deal with information explosion in various ways. The reference librarians face many challenges relating to information explosion. In order to cope with these challenges, they rely heavily upon training. The strategy they use to deal with information explosion is to focus on quality of information rather than quantity, this in reference to the way they exchange information. They also use a variety of technology and digital resources to cope with information explosion, with heavy emphasis on the internet, digital books and various library automation software programs.
format	Book Chapter
author	Belem, Moctar Wan Mamat, Wan Ali Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri
author_facet	Belem, Moctar Wan Mamat, Wan Ali Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri
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title	The effectiveness of reference librarians
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