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Should Reference Service for U.S. Government Publications and General Reference Be Merged? A Case Study.

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Main Author:	Van De Voorde, Philip E.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1989
Subjects:	Case Studies College Libraries Depository Libraries Government Publications Higher Education Information Utilization Library Circulation Questionnaires Reference Services Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information)
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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author	Van De Voorde, Philip E.
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contents	Should Reference Service for U.S. Government Publications and General Reference Be Merged? A Case Study. Van De Voorde, Philip E. Case Studies College Libraries Depository Libraries Government Publications Higher Education Information Utilization Library Circulation Questionnaires Reference Services Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study that measured the use of government publications in an academic library before and after the merger of the government publications department and the reference department. The implications of the findings that the merger resulted in declines in government publications use and the quality of reference service for government publications are discussed. (17 references) (CLB)
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language	en
publishDate	1989
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spellingShingle	Should Reference Service for U.S. Government Publications and General Reference Be Merged? A Case Study. Van De Voorde, Philip E. Case Studies College Libraries Depository Libraries Government Publications Higher Education Information Utilization Library Circulation Questionnaires Reference Services Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Should Reference Service for U.S. Government Publications and General Reference Be Merged? A Case Study. Van De Voorde, Philip E. Case Studies College Libraries Depository Libraries Government Publications Higher Education Information Utilization Library Circulation Questionnaires Reference Services Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information) Describes a study that measured the use of government publications in an academic library before and after the merger of the government publications department and the reference department. The implications of the findings that the merger resulted in declines in government publications use and the quality of reference service for government publications are discussed. (17 references) (CLB)
title	Should Reference Service for U.S. Government Publications and General Reference Be Merged? A Case Study.
topic	Case Studies College Libraries Depository Libraries Government Publications Higher Education Information Utilization Library Circulation Questionnaires Reference Services Use Studies User Satisfaction (Information)
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ399436