Where Do We Go from Here? Informing Academic Library Staffing through Reference Transaction Analysis

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Autori principali: Bishop, Bradley Wade, Bartlett, Jennifer A.
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Pubblicazione: 2013
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author Bishop, Bradley Wade
Bartlett, Jennifer A.
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Bartlett, Jennifer A.
Bishop, Bradley Wade
Bartlett, Jennifer A.
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contents Where Do We Go from Here? Informing Academic Library Staffing through Reference Transaction Analysis Bishop, Bradley Wade Bartlett, Jennifer A. Academic Libraries Library Personnel Reference Services Library Services Content Analysis Library Administration Computer Oriented Programs Handheld Devices This study conducted a systematic sample of every 70th reference transaction from over a three-year period and analyzed 1,852 reference transactions asked at an academic library system's fifteen face-to-face (f2f) service points as well as via telephone, e-mail, and chat. Findings indicate two-thirds of the total questions asked were location-based questions about the library. Also, 80.2 percent of location-based questions and 77.2 percent of subject-based questions were asked f2f. Analysis of location-based reference questions informs effective deployment of librarians and staff at library service points as well as the development of mobile library apps.
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spellingShingle Where Do We Go from Here? Informing Academic Library Staffing through Reference Transaction Analysis
Bishop, Bradley Wade
Bartlett, Jennifer A.
Academic Libraries
Library Personnel
Reference Services
Library Services
Content Analysis
Library Administration
Computer Oriented Programs
Handheld Devices
Where Do We Go from Here? Informing Academic Library Staffing through Reference Transaction Analysis Bishop, Bradley Wade Bartlett, Jennifer A. Academic Libraries Library Personnel Reference Services Library Services Content Analysis Library Administration Computer Oriented Programs Handheld Devices This study conducted a systematic sample of every 70th reference transaction from over a three-year period and analyzed 1,852 reference transactions asked at an academic library system's fifteen face-to-face (f2f) service points as well as via telephone, e-mail, and chat. Findings indicate two-thirds of the total questions asked were location-based questions about the library. Also, 80.2 percent of location-based questions and 77.2 percent of subject-based questions were asked f2f. Analysis of location-based reference questions informs effective deployment of librarians and staff at library service points as well as the development of mobile library apps.
title Where Do We Go from Here? Informing Academic Library Staffing through Reference Transaction Analysis
topic Academic Libraries
Library Personnel
Reference Services
Library Services
Content Analysis
Library Administration
Computer Oriented Programs
Handheld Devices
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1066196