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Reference Librarians: Humanists in Action


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1 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, India
     

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The importance of reference service can never be underestimated. Even when modern technologies take over most of the library work and service, reference service continues to remain in the realm of human beings. No machine or technology can give the personalized touch to the service than a reference librarians. This article explains reference service and the need for user education and finally reiterates necessity of reference librarian even in the Internet era.

Keywords

Reference Service, User Education, Personalized Service, Internet Era.
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M. P. Satija
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005
India


Notifications

  • Dennis Grogan. Practical Reference Work. London: Clive Bingley, 1979.

  • S.R Ranganathan. Reference Service, 2nd ed. Bombay: Asia, 1961

  • William A Katz. Reference Work, 8th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.


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  • Reference Librarians: Humanists in Action

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Authors

M. P. Satija
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, India

Abstract


The importance of reference service can never be underestimated. Even when modern technologies take over most of the library work and service, reference service continues to remain in the realm of human beings. No machine or technology can give the personalized touch to the service than a reference librarians. This article explains reference service and the need for user education and finally reiterates necessity of reference librarian even in the Internet era.

Keywords


Reference Service, User Education, Personalized Service, Internet Era.

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