Scarecrow Press
Pages: 371
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Trim: 5¾ x 8¾
978-0-8108-2615-1 • Hardback • December 1992 • $125.00 • (£96.00)
Bill Katz, Professor, School of Information Science & Policy, SUNY-Albany, is author of the standard text on reference services, Introduction to Reference Services,now in its sixth edition; and editor of The Reference Librarian and The Acquisitions Librarian. With Linda Katz he edits Magazines for Libraries; he also writes a column on magazines for Library Journal.
Practical advice for novice or experienced librarians who provide reference services in community college libraries...
— Reference and Research Book News
excellent and well-crafted collection of specially commissioned essays - a treasure store of good practice, sage advice and imaginative writings - should prove to be a trusty and well-thumbed handbook;
— Library Review
...another fine compendium for academic reference librarians...fulfills a long overdue gap...a handy, up-to-date text...highly recommended...
— Collection Management
...All of the articles are written with very readable styles...
— Journal of Academic Librarianship
...the strong point of both books is their discussion of technology and their cautious hopes for it as a method of resource sharing and as a way to end the isolation of rural or financially strapped institutions. Recommended for library school collections.
— Library Journal