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Item Details
Title:
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KNOW IT ALL, FIND IT FAST
AN A-Z SOURCE GUIDE FOR THE ENQUIRY DESK |
By: |
Bob Duckett, Peter Walker, Christinea Donnelly |
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Paperback |
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£0.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
185604534X |
ISBN 13: |
9781856045346 |
Publisher: |
FACET PUBLISHING |
Pub. date: |
1 June, 2004 |
Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
Pages: |
368 |
Description: |
Containing around 250 subject headings, this practical guide to locating information sources is a useful for every reference desk. Each subject entry lists print sources, relevant websites and other useful sources of information. |
Synopsis: |
There is a queue, the phone is ringing, the photocopier has jammed and your enquirer is waiting for a response. You are stressed and you can feel the panic rising. Where do you go to find the information you need to answer the question promptly and accurately? Answering queries from users is one of the most important services undertaken by library and information staff. Yet it is also one of the most difficult, least understood subjects. There are still very few materials available to help frontline staff - often paraprofessional - develop their reader enquiry skills. This award-winning sourcebook is an essential guide to where to look to find the answers quickly. It is designed as a first point of reference for library and information practitioners, to be depended upon if they are unfamiliar with the subject of an enquiry - or wish to find out more. It is arranged in an easily searchable, fully cross-referenced A-Z list of around 150 of the subject areas most frequently handled at enquiry desks.Each subject entry lists the most important information sources and where to locate them, including printed and electronic sources, relevant websites and useful contacts for referral purposes. The authors use their extensive experience in reference work to offer useful tips, warn of potential pitfalls, and spotlight typical queries and how to tackle them. This new edition has been brought right up-to-date with all sources checked for currency and many new ones added. The searchability has been further enhanced with the addition of a comprehensive index to make those essential sources even easier to find - saving you valuable minutes! Offering quick and easy pointers to a multitude of information sources, this is an invaluable reference deskbook for all library and information staff in need of a speedy answer, in reference libraries, subject departments and other information units. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Facet Publishing |
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Non-returnable |
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