Reference Services Review: Volume 18 Issue 1
Reference and instructional services for libraries in the digital age
Table of contents
Reviewing Reference Publications: The Importance of Relevant Subject Knowledge: Selected Case Studies
Richard A. GrayThose responsible for purchasing reference books for libraries rely to a great extent on reviews that appear in those journals which, broadly speaking, constitute the library…
Language Dictionaries and Grammars of Guam and Micronesia
Nicholas J. Goetzfridt, Mark C. GoniwiechaMicronesia, a term that means “small islands,” refers to a region of Western Pacific islands scattered across an area of the Pacific Ocean larger than the continental United…
The Domain of Learning and Imagination: William Rose Benét and The Reader's Encyclopedia
Gary L. FergusonNear the end of his life, the eminent literary critic Edmund Wilson was editing his notebooks from the Twenties for publication. At one point he added a long passage on Elinor…
New Technologies for Information Retrieval: A Three‐Credit Course for Undergraduates at Salem State College
Nancy DennisIn the Spring 1989 semester, the Interdisciplinary Studies Department of Salem State College first offered New Technologies for Information Retrieval. This three‐credit course…
Reconsidering Bibliographic Instruction for Adult Reentry Students: Emphasizing the Practical
Nicholas G. TomaiuoloA survey conducted by the College Board and reported in the Chronicle of Higher Education revealed that six million adults study for college credit each year, and that 45 percent…
Reference Sources Describing and Summarizing the Federal Budget
Edward HermanFederal budget problems have been significant national issues throughout the 1980s. One can hardly read a newspaper or listen to the broadcast media without reference to…
Honoring Charles Spencer Chaplin (1889–1977): A Centennial Review of Literature
Evelyn S. MeyerThe silhouette of the little fellow with baggy trousers, decrepit oversize shoes, undersize derby, frayed short cutaway, sporting a bamboo cane and jet black mustache is…
Evaluating Reference: An Introductory Overview of Qualitative Methods
Lynn WestbrookQualitative evaluation concerns the examination and analysis of individual experiences. This type of research tends to answer questions of why, how, what is the process, what is…
Oxford English Dictionary: CD‐ROM and Second Edition
Kimberly Amato, Karen MoranskiThis article is not intended to provide an exhaustive history of the Oxford English Dictionary nor does it delve into such technical aspects of the CD‐ROM format as installation…
Expert System Shells: What To Look For
Kenneth QuinnExpert systems are interactive computer programs that ask the same questions a human expert would ask, and from the information given to them provide the same answer the expert…
The American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in World War I
Edward A. GoedekenBig wars create big literatures, and World War I was the biggest war to hit Europe since Napoleon. The United States joined the fight in 1917 and proceeded to create a military…
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