Digital chat reference in health science libraries: Challenges in initiating a new service

Medical Reference Services Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 17-27

  Dee, Cheryl R ^a   Newhouse, Joshua D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic health science libraries; Chat reference; Digital reference services; Electronic services; Information seeking behavior; Reference services

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER NETWORK; COMPUTER PROGRAM; E-MAIL; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LIBRARY; MARKETING; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; ELECTRONIC MAIL; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INTERNET; LIBRARIES, MEDICAL; LIBRARY SERVICES; MARKETING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 26844442731     PISSN: 02763869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J115v24n03_02     Document Type: Article

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