This is a time of transition in academic libraries. Core functions -- like reference services, collection development, and preservation -- are being rethought and redefined as libraries move from ...

For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa. But unlike in the case of Hoffa, no one in the library field ...

One year ago, columnist Brian Kenney wrote a piece for PW titled “Where Reference Fits in the Modern Library.” The column addressed his frustration with the gulf between reference work as he ...

Virtual reference services have increasingly become an integral component of academic libraries, offering researchers and students immediate, remote access to expert assistance. These services utilise ...

Our new report takes a close look not only at how Americans are using public libraries, but also what sort of services and programming they think libraries should offer — and what they say they would ...

A plan to consolidate several reading rooms at the Library of Congress and offer “one-stop shopping” to patrons in search of information has rattled some library staff members, who worry that it will ...

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For his work bringing partners from across the county to drive innovation and change lives, Las Vegas–Clark County Library ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The State Library of Victoria plans to halve the number of reference librarians it employs and ...