Is there a future for the reference desk? a point-counterpoint discussion

Reference Librarian

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-20

  Watstein, Sarah Barbara ^a   Bell, Steven J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Columbia University Reference Symposium; Reference desk; Reference service

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350734657     PISSN: 02763877     EISSN: 15411117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02763870802103258     Document Type: Article

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