The Reference librarian and implications of mediation. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by M. Keith Ewing, Robert Hauptman.
• Other Names: Ewing, M. Keith (Melvin Keith), 1950-; Hauptman, Robert, 1941-
• Contents: 1. Introduction M. Keith Ewing and Robert Hauptman 2. The Librarian as Mediator Arthur W. Hafner and Valerie M. Camarigg 3. The Reference Librarian as Information Intermediary: The Correct Approach Is the One That Today's Client Needs Today Herbert S. White 4. Back to Basics: Recommitment To Patrons' Information Needs Claudette S. Hagle 5. Mediation in Reference Service To Extend Patron Success Jack Alan Hicks 6. Books and Screens, Readers and Reference: Bridging the Video Gap John Swan 7. Electronic Reference Services: Mediation for the 1990s Anita K. Evans 8. Response to Swan and Evans: ‘Problems and Opportunities’ Michael D. Kathman 9. Information and Research Support Services: The Reference Librarian and the Information Paraprofessional Carol Hammond 10. Response to Hammond: ‘Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk: The End of the Debate’ Larry R. Oberg 11. Breaking Through: Effective Reference Mediation for Non-traditional Public Library Users Sally G. Reed 12. Response To Reed: ‘Unequal But Appropriate Service’ Emmett Davis 13. Mediation and Schemata Theory in Meaningful Learning: The Academic Librarian's Role in the Educational Process Barbara Doyle-Wilch and Marian I. Miller 14. Questions and Answers: The Dialogue Between Composition Teachers and Reference Librarians Sarah R. Marino and Elin K. Jacob 15. The Reference Librarian as Mediator: Predicting Accuracy Scores From User Impressions F.W. Lancaster, Kurt M. Joseph and Cheryl Elzy 16. Mediation in a Shrinking Information Economy Renee Tjoumas 17. Academic Librarians and Mediation in Controversial Scholarly Communication Gordon Moran
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (202 pages)
• Subjects: 025.5/2; Reference services (Libraries); Reference librarians; Mediation; Library reference services; Information Services; Bibliothèques -- Services de référence; Bibliothécaires de référence; Bibliothèques; Sciences de l'information; Gestion de l'information; Politique de l'information; Professions de l'information; Mediation; Reference librarians; Reference services (Libraries); bibliothécaire -- médiation -- service de renseignements (bibliothèque) -- études diverses; Informatiebemiddeling; Faculty -- Publications
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000759143; 1000759148
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.