Reference Services Review: Volume 13 Issue 2

Copyright: Fair Use Under the Law

Jean E. Koch

In recent decades, the reproduction of copyrighted materials has become a subject of controversy, due in large part to the advent of photocopiers. Legislators, authors…

Sci‐Mate: A Review

Henry Pisciotta

Sci‐Mate consists of two components: the Universal Online Searcher, a gateway program for accessing online databases; and the Personal Data Manager, a database management system…

Database Directories: Review and Recent Developments

Beverly Feldman

Directories of online databases vary in content and quality. Here, Beverly Feldman reviews nine publications, including comprehensive guides and basic introductions for users of…

Choosing a Place to Live: A Comparison of Information Sources

Mary Ellen Huls

Recent college graduates weighing job opportunities, persons about to retire, and professional people considering relocation are among the library users who seek descriptions of…

Local Periodical Indexes Provide Access to Regional Publications

Clark N. Hallman, Jean McGruer

Magazines and newsletters focusing on city, county, state, and regional concerns offer a remarkable amount of information and entertainment. Unfortunately, many library users are…

Guide to Medieval History

Steven F. Vincent

In the past 50 years, numerous reference books have been written on the subjects of medieval history, art, literature, and philosophy. Steven F. Vincent provides a guide to…

Police Science

Bill Bailey

Since 1960, a considerable amount of research has been done in the fields of police science and corrections. Here, Reference Librarian Bill Bailey evaluates bibliographies…

Library Orientation and Instruction —1984

Hannelore B. Rader

The following is an annotated list of materials that discuss the ways in which librarians can provide library users with orientation to facilities and services, and instruct them…

Reference Service Policies

Janet Easley

It is the implicit policy of most reference departments to serve the public as fully as time and money permit. Yet, since libraries vary in the quality and number of reference…