The Performance of Professionals and Non-Professionals in the Reference Interview

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Main Authors: Halldorsson, Egill A., Murfin, Marjorie E.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1977
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author Halldorsson, Egill A.
Murfin, Marjorie E.
author_facet Halldorsson, Egill A.
Murfin, Marjorie E.
Halldorsson, Egill A.
Murfin, Marjorie E.
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contents The Performance of Professionals and Non-Professionals in the Reference Interview Halldorsson, Egill A. Murfin, Marjorie E. College Libraries Librarians Library Services Library Technicians Questioning Techniques Reference Services Twenty-five sets of "indirect" and "faculty information" questions were asked at two university library reference centers, one staffed by nonprofessionals and the other by professionals. The purpose was to determine relative success of professional and nonprofessional reference staff in (1) probing beyond "indirect" questions and (2) detecting and correcting faculty information. (Author)
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spellingShingle The Performance of Professionals and Non-Professionals in the Reference Interview
Halldorsson, Egill A.
Murfin, Marjorie E.
College Libraries
Librarians
Library Services
Library Technicians
Questioning Techniques
Reference Services
The Performance of Professionals and Non-Professionals in the Reference Interview Halldorsson, Egill A. Murfin, Marjorie E. College Libraries Librarians Library Services Library Technicians Questioning Techniques Reference Services Twenty-five sets of "indirect" and "faculty information" questions were asked at two university library reference centers, one staffed by nonprofessionals and the other by professionals. The purpose was to determine relative success of professional and nonprofessional reference staff in (1) probing beyond "indirect" questions and (2) detecting and correcting faculty information. (Author)
title The Performance of Professionals and Non-Professionals in the Reference Interview
topic College Libraries
Librarians
Library Services
Library Technicians
Questioning Techniques
Reference Services
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ170252