Visitors to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University may have noticed the recent appearance of the color red as student employees promote the value of reference desks with the slogan ...

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 ...

At the University of California at Merced’s library, there is no reference desk and there never has been. The way reference services are delivered there would intrigue some and disturb others. At the ...

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 ...

“Can athlete’s foot catch on fire?” “Do you guys need any tutors for football?” “Do you have anything to eat?” These and other urgent academic library reference questions are answered in this final ...

The Reference Desk spotlights the newest books in the Ellensburg Public Library’s collections. Margaret Atwood, author of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This exploratory study investigated the help-seeking preferences of library users at two large urban universities in Toronto. Reference desk ...

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 ...

Through a strange twist of fate, I got connected to a volunteer teacher who was trying to piece together resources to teach incarcerated women at the Indiana Women's Prison. There's no funding for ...

Wilton Library added a Bloomberg Terminal workstation for public use, according to the library’s Dec. 17 newsletter.The terminal is located in the library’s Computer Room on the first floor.The ...

“How do you undo nerve gas?” “How do you make rope out of human hair?” “Would you mind checking out this rash?” These are other burning reference questions are answered in this homage to the 7.2 ...