Reading and the reference librarian : the importance to library service of staff reading habits / by Juris Dilevko and Lisa Gottlieb.

Author/creator Dilevko, Juris
Other author Gottlieb, Lisa.
Format Book
Publication InfoJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2004.
Descriptionvi, 263 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

Contents Ideology and the deprofessionalization of the reference function -- Reading and reference work -- The importance of being current : how reading newspapers and magazines affects the work of academic reference librarians -- Developing a "reader's mind" : how reading nonfiction and fiction affects the work of academic reference librarians -- You can lead librarians to knowledge, but you can't make them think : factors affecting how and how much academic librarians read -- Being a jack-of-all-trades : how staying current affects the work of public library reference staff members -- Meeting the expectations of professors : the need for academic librarians to read and think as if they were researchers -- Reading as a species of intellectual capital.
Local noteLittle-356347--305131058921
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-259) and index.
Action note Little- committed to retain 20200101 20401231 CUSP
LCCN 2003021596
ISBN0786416521 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks Z682.4.R44 D55 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold