{"product_id":"reference-and-information-services-an-introduction-paperback","title":"Reference and Information Services: An Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKay Ann Cassell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eUma Hiremath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeeping pace with the rapidly shifting environment for all information services workers, in this book Cassell and Hiremath provide readers with the knowledge and tools needed to manage the ebb and flow of reference services in today's libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the ongoing flood of misinformation to the swift changes occasioned by the pandemic, a myriad of factors is spurring our profession to rethink reference services. Luckily, this classic text is back in a newly overhauled edition that thoughtfully addresses the evolving reference landscape. Designed to complement every introductory library reference course, Cassell and Hiremath's book also serves as the perfect resource to guide current practitioners in their day-to-day work. It teaches failsafe methods for identifying important materials by matching specific types of questions to the best available sources, regardless of format. Guided by a national advisory board of educators and experts, this thoroughly updated text presents chapters covering fundamental concepts, major reference sources, and special topics while also offering fresh insights on timely issues, including\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea basic template for the skills required and expectations demanded of the reference librarian;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe pandemic's effect on reference services and how the ingenuity employed by libraries in providing remote and virtual reference is here to stay;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new chapter dedicated to health information, with a special focus on health equity and information sources;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eselecting and evaluating reference materials, with strategies for keeping up to date;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea heightened emphasis on techniques for evaluating sources for misinformation and ways to give library users the tools to discern facts vs. \"fake facts\";\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ereference as programming, readers' advisory services, developmentally appropriate material for children and young adults, and information literacy;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eevidence-based guidance on handling microaggressions in reference interactions, featuring discussions of cultural humility and competence alongside recommended resources on implicit bias;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanaging, assessing, and improving reference services; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe future of information and reference services, encapsulating existing models, materials, and services to project possible evolutions in the dynamic world of reference.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKay Ann Cassell\u003c\/b\u003e is presently an adjunct professor at the Rutgers University Department of Library and Information Science where she teaches a variety of courses including reference and information services, collection development, public librarianship and government information resources. She has worked in public and academic libraries. She has been the director of several public libraries and was the Associate Director for Collections and Services at the New York Public Library. As NYPL's Associate Director of Collections and Services she oversaw the development of reference, collections, programs and services for all of the branches and initiated new programs and services. She received her MLS from Rutgers University and her PhD from the International University for Graduate Studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eManaging Reference Today \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePublic Libraries and Their Communities\u003c\/i\u003e, and she was selected as the 2019 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award, the Reference and User Services Association's highest honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUma Hiremath\u003c\/b\u003e was Executive Director at the Ames Free Library, Massachusetts; Assistant Director at the Thayer Public Library, Massachusetts; Head of Reference at the West Orange Public Library, New Jersey; and Supervising Librarian at the New York Public Library. She received her MLS from Pratt Institute, New York and her PhD in political science at the University of Pittsburgh.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 536\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 10 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47327031918841,"sku":"9780838937334","price":134.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Z2FHZ2pOQlZQYmk0MVBOZGJwWXplUT09.webp?v=1769573863","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/reference-and-information-services-an-introduction-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}