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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1988
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ384303 |
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- Meeting the Patron at the OPAC Crossroads: The Reference Librarian as an Online Consultant. Aken, Robert A. Academic Libraries Higher Education Librarians Library Instruction Library Role Library Services Online Catalogs Reference Services Users (Information) Argues that reference librarians serve as consultants at the point of interaction as they educate patrons in the use of the online catalog and demonstrate their role in finding and providing information. Specific areas of consultation are discussed as is the relationship of formal instruction to point of use instruction. (10 references) (MES)