Measuring Referrals: The Use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk

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Main Authors: Dinkins, Debbi, Ryan, Susan M.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2010
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Ryan, Susan M.
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Ryan, Susan M.
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Ryan, Susan M.
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contents Measuring Referrals: The Use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk Dinkins, Debbi Ryan, Susan M. Reference Services Referral Librarians Paraprofessional Personnel Library Personnel Academic Libraries This study documents the number and types of referrals to librarians by a paraprofessional staff member at an academic reference desk. Results indicate that over two semesters, only 7.4% of the reference desk transactions required referral to a librarian. From the results of this and other studies, the authors explore the expanded use of trained paraprofessionals at the reference desk. (Contains 2 charts and 3 tables.)
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spellingShingle Measuring Referrals: The Use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk
Dinkins, Debbi
Ryan, Susan M.
Reference Services
Referral
Librarians
Paraprofessional Personnel
Library Personnel
Academic Libraries
Measuring Referrals: The Use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk Dinkins, Debbi Ryan, Susan M. Reference Services Referral Librarians Paraprofessional Personnel Library Personnel Academic Libraries This study documents the number and types of referrals to librarians by a paraprofessional staff member at an academic reference desk. Results indicate that over two semesters, only 7.4% of the reference desk transactions required referral to a librarian. From the results of this and other studies, the authors explore the expanded use of trained paraprofessionals at the reference desk. (Contains 2 charts and 3 tables.)
title Measuring Referrals: The Use of Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk
topic Reference Services
Referral
Librarians
Paraprofessional Personnel
Library Personnel
Academic Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ890867