Reference desk is not dead yet: A perspective from the National Medical Library of Cuba

SS Arroyo - Community & Junior College Libraries, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
There persists an intense debate on whether or not the traditional reference desk should be
in academic libraries. Yet, despite many anti-desk studies, the place of the reference desk …

Evaluating the Single Service Point Using the Person-Environment-Occupation Model

KT Vaughan - portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2020 - muse.jhu.edu
An academic library's single service point, where users can get answers and help with their
library needs in one place, is often the first and most popular place used by students …

Reference and Information Services in Health Sciences Libraries

M Ascher - Health Sciences Librarianship. Lanham, Maryland …, 2014 - books.google.com
The success and quality of a library are dependent not only on its collections and
information resources provided, but also on the quality of its services. Central to the practice …

What is the future of the reference librarian? Looking to Bourdieu for answers

T Kreighbaum - 2013 - esirc.emporia.edu
Because a concern was raised over the sustainability of reference librarianship, causing
alarm on a professional online forum, this essay explores the assertion that reference …