Analysis of the Questions Asked through Digital and Face-to-Face Reference Services

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Main Authors: Tsuji, Keita, Arai, Shunsuke, Suga, Reina, Ikeuchi, Atsushi, Yoshikane, Fuyuki
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Published: 2013
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author Tsuji, Keita
Arai, Shunsuke
Suga, Reina
Ikeuchi, Atsushi
Yoshikane, Fuyuki
author_facet Tsuji, Keita
Arai, Shunsuke
Suga, Reina
Ikeuchi, Atsushi
Yoshikane, Fuyuki
Tsuji, Keita
Arai, Shunsuke
Suga, Reina
Ikeuchi, Atsushi
Yoshikane, Fuyuki
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Analysis of the Questions Asked through Digital and Face-to-Face Reference Services Tsuji, Keita Arai, Shunsuke Suga, Reina Ikeuchi, Atsushi Yoshikane, Fuyuki Public Libraries Foreign Countries Reference Services Electronic Mail Computer Mediated Communication Library Research User Needs (Information) Questioning Techniques Content Analysis Investigations Classification Cluster Grouping Information Seeking Problem Sets Qualitative Research In Japan, only a few public libraries provide e-mail reference services. To help public libraries start e-mail reference services, the authors investigated reference questions received by libraries via e-mail and traditional face-to-face services. The authors found that research questions are more frequently observed among e-mail questions and questions about the local area are slightly more frequently observed. Librarians who are planning to start e-mail reference services should be aware of these tendencies. (Contains 10 tables.)
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spellingShingle Analysis of the Questions Asked through Digital and Face-to-Face Reference Services
Tsuji, Keita
Arai, Shunsuke
Suga, Reina
Ikeuchi, Atsushi
Yoshikane, Fuyuki
Public Libraries
Foreign Countries
Reference Services
Electronic Mail
Computer Mediated Communication
Library Research
User Needs (Information)
Questioning Techniques
Content Analysis
Investigations
Classification
Cluster Grouping
Information Seeking
Problem Sets
Qualitative Research
Analysis of the Questions Asked through Digital and Face-to-Face Reference Services Tsuji, Keita Arai, Shunsuke Suga, Reina Ikeuchi, Atsushi Yoshikane, Fuyuki Public Libraries Foreign Countries Reference Services Electronic Mail Computer Mediated Communication Library Research User Needs (Information) Questioning Techniques Content Analysis Investigations Classification Cluster Grouping Information Seeking Problem Sets Qualitative Research In Japan, only a few public libraries provide e-mail reference services. To help public libraries start e-mail reference services, the authors investigated reference questions received by libraries via e-mail and traditional face-to-face services. The authors found that research questions are more frequently observed among e-mail questions and questions about the local area are slightly more frequently observed. Librarians who are planning to start e-mail reference services should be aware of these tendencies. (Contains 10 tables.)
title Analysis of the Questions Asked through Digital and Face-to-Face Reference Services
topic Public Libraries
Foreign Countries
Reference Services
Electronic Mail
Computer Mediated Communication
Library Research
User Needs (Information)
Questioning Techniques
Content Analysis
Investigations
Classification
Cluster Grouping
Information Seeking
Problem Sets
Qualitative Research
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED539958