Reference Services Review: Volume 13 Issue 1
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
A Desert Island Reference Collection
Bruce D. Bonta“If you were stranded on a desert island and had to create a reference/information service with only ten sources, which ten would you choose?” The question posed by an editor of…
Travels in Referenceland: Computing the Almanac
Justine RobertsAnne Grodzins Lipow is a whiz at helping people satisfy needs they never knew they had. Who would have suspected a market for small wooden dreidls (first‐of‐a‐kind in California…
Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf”: Origin, Impact, Criticism, and Sources
Raymond G. McInnisSummary of Content Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler (1925–1926), is in two parts, “Eine Abrechung” (A Reckoning) and “Die National‐Sozialistische Bewegung” (The National Socialist…
BRS/After Dark: A Review
Sharon Mader, Elizabeth ParkThe proliferation and popularity of microcomputers have precipitated a revolution in online searching. Complex, costly online systems such as DIALOG and BRS, normally utilized in…
Guides for the Wildflower Pilgrim
Lesley S. PottsEvery April thousands of “pilgrims” from all over the world flock to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park for the annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. This region of the…
American History Reference Sources, 1983–1984
Gary D. Barber, Carol BurroughsThis seventh annual survey of American history reference sources is the largest yet; 23 books have been selected for review, while past surveys averaged about 15 titles. The…
Biotechnology Information Sources
Judith B. Barnett, Janice F. SieburthThe relatively new and rapidly growing field of biotechnology encompasses several disciplines, including microbiology, biochemistry, and chemical engineering. The critical…
Using the IBM Personal Computer for Library Instruction
Patricia D. Arnott, Deborah E. RichardsThe term computer‐assisted instruction, or CAI, may apply to all instructional uses of the computer. More specifically, CAI means using the computer as an instructional tool: to…
Traveling Medical Collection: An Evaluation
Ellen R. PatersonHealth information oriented toward the consumer has long been scarce. Online databases and health information directories have been geared to the health professional. Many…
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