Reference Services Review: Volume 14 Issue 1
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
A Lengthy Innings on a Desert Island
Norman HorrocksAs one of the world's least competent handy‐persons, I would start by eliminating all thoughts of being able to profit from any book on boatbuilding. As a result, I am planning on…
Alzheimer's Disease: Addressing the Information Needs of the Public
Louise P. GerityThe importance of libraries as centers for the distribution of material dealing with the concerns of the elderly was highlighted recently in an open letter to state library…
Did Anything Else Ever Happen on December Seventh? A Review of Books of Days
Stephen W. RogersDo these reference requests sound familiar? “I need to know what has happened on this day in history. Can you help me?” Or, “I'm doing a paper on Thornton Wilder. He was born on…
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and National Interest Lands: Some Major Resources
David A. Hales, Mark C GoniwiechaThe purpose of this article is to help acquaint librarians with some of the major resources that are available regarding the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act and the National…
Sources of Social Work and Social Welfare Statistics
Henry N. MendelsohnA major problem facing social work educators and students, as well as practitioners and policy formulators, is that of finding valid statistical data on social welfare and social…
The Arms Control Collection at the University of Illinois Library
Stephen AtkinsArms control, international security, and peace are topics of growing concern among scholars. This concern is a reaction to the heightened international tensions during the past…
Reference Serials
The editor welcomes suggestions for reference serials—both long‐established and new titles—to be reviewed. Librarians who are interested in writing reviews for this column are…
The Central American Conflict: A Bibliography
Cathy SeitzUntil recently, most North Americans thought of Central America as the land of bananas and exotic vacations. Today, government, media, and public concern are focused on the…
Finding Information on Health Care Management: The Health Planning and Administration Database
Sharon A. KellerTo work in the field of health care management, one must have thorough knowledge of management principles, as well as a solid understanding of the health care system. To students…
Upward Evaluation of Library Middle Managers
Joseph A. Starratt, Thomas A. TollmanEvaluating the performance of middle managers is a difficult, imprecise, and often‐neglected undertaking. Although library literature abounds with techniques for assessing the…
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