Reference Services Review: Volume 23 Issue 1
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
The convergence of the twain or titanic collision? Bi and reference in the 1990s' sea of change
James RettigIt all began a very long time ago, sometime before 1876, that annus mirabilis of librarianship during which the American Library Association was founded, Library Journal debuted…
Beyond the desk: Enhanced reference staffing for the electronic library
Jackie Mardikian, Martin KesselmanThe changing reference environment and reference staffing have been the topic of several articles in the library literature, discussions at the American Library Association…
Introduction to extracting and mapping census data
Katherine S. Chiang, Oya Y. RiegerThe Census of Population and Housing is an important source of demographic information. Since its inception in 1790, the decennial census has been through several revisions…
Nuclear proliferation: A selective annotated bibliographic guide
Bert ChapmanThe conclusion of the Cold War's U.S.‐Soviet superpower rivalry may have ended the threat of a global nuclear military confrontation involving these powers. It did not, however…
An approach to the evaluation of ready reference collections
Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Karen CaryMany traditional library practices are currently being re‐examined in response to the technological changes that are taking place in libraries. Additionally, pervasive budget…
Case studies in censorship: William Faulkner's Sanctuary
Mary Hong Loe, Robert R. MooreWhen William Faulkner sent off his manuscript of Sanctuary in 1929 to the publisher Cape and Smith, Harrison Smith responded, “Good God, I can't publish this. We'd both be in…
The evolution and reaffirmation of a library orientation program in an academic research library
Mary J. Du Mont, Barbara F. SchlomanIn 1981, James Rice proposed that there are three levels of library instruction: library orientation, library instruction, and bibliographic instruction. Library orientation…
Pierian Press: Guidelines for authors
Pierian Press accepts unsolicited manuscripts that indicate intellectual mastery of their subjects. However, the editors recommend that writers contact them prior to embarking on…
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