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Main Author: Rothstein, Samuel
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1989
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ407201
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  • Across the Desk: 100 years of Reference Encounters. Rothstein, Samuel Library Services Reference Services Users (Information) Reviews the literature on reference service, particularly the reference interview, from 1876 to the 1970s and summarizes some research techniques used to investigate the reference encounter. Studies of reference clients are then briefly reviewed, and concerns of reference librarians regarding the level of assistance and the library-client relationship are addressed. (77 references) (MES)