What's in a Name: Defining Reference/Introducing Ourselves. Issue 2 (2nd April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Roy, Loriene
• Is Part Of: Reference librarian. Volume 61:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 159
• Page End: 163
• Publication Date: 2020-04-02
• Subjects: Active learning -- Student engagement -- Classroom environment -- Classroom activities -- Library reference services; Reference services (Libraries) -- Periodicals; Library administration -- Periodicals; 025.5205
• DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2020.1755148
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0276-3877

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Reference is the word we use for the actions that librarians engage in to answer questions from the public. The art and practice of reference involves many actions that likely can only be understand through engagement. Students in a graduate basic reference class engage in active learning to introduce themselves to their classmates and to understand how to define what reference is. Both activities involve placing words in context.