Chat Reference Service in Medical Libraries: Part 1 - An Introduction

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-13

  Dee, Cheryl R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chat reference; Digital reference services; Information needs; Information seeking behavior; Medical libraries; Medical school libraries; Nurses; Physicians; Reference services; Students; Virtual reference

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MARKETING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PLANNING; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COOPERATION; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERNET; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; MARKETING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOFTWARE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0037980115     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115v22n02_01     Document Type: Review

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