It is not just about the schedule: Key factors in effective reference desk scheduling and management

Community and Junior College Libraries

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-289

  Sciammarella, Susan ^a   Fernandes, Maria Isabel ^a   McKay, Devin ^a  

^a QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body language; Collegiality; Community college libraries; Library management theories; Patron awareness; Reference desk scheduling; Time management

Indexed keywords

EID: 68949115767     PISSN: 02763915     EISSN: 15452522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763910802336423     Document Type: Article

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