The Reference Librarian, Volume 9, Issue 22 (1988)

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The Reference Librarian, Volume 9, Issue 22 (1988)

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Article
Agreeing to Disagree:
The Relations Between Librarians and Brokers
Robin Kinder
Pages: 1-3
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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I. FEE-BASED SERVICES: BEGINNING OF AN ERA

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The Age of the Information Broker:
An Introduction
Brenda C. Rosen
Pages: 5-16
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Computer Search Services and Information Brokering in Academic Libraries
Kathleen Voigt
Pages: 17-36
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Issues Facing Private Academic Libraries Considering Fee-Based Programs
Loretta Caren & Arleen Somerville
Pages: 37-49
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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II. ATTITUDES: THREE SURVEYS AND AN OPINION

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The Attitudes of Academic Reference Librarians Toward Information Brokers
Elizabeth Bramm Dunn
Pages: 51-79
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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The Effect of Information Brokers on Reference Services:
Reference Librarians Express Their Opinions
Robert M. Ballard
Pages: 81-91
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Working Together -
The Librarian and the Broker
Patricia Brauch
Pages: 93-103
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Librarian and Information Broker:
The Challenge of Cooperation
Christine Y. Maxwell & Ellen C. Reinheimer
Pages: 105-112
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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III INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTS: IMPACT ON REFERENCE SERVICES

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The Reference Collection Development Decision:
Will New Information Technologies Influence Libraries' Collecting Patterns?
John Haar
Pages: 113-124
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Virtual Information Systems:
Unlimited Resources for Information Retrieval
Hilary D. Burton
Pages: 125-131
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
The MINITEX Reference Service:
A Publicly Funded Information Broker
M. J. Dustin
Pages: 133-143
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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ExeLS:
Executive Library Services
Stephen Marvin
Pages: 145-160
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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IV. BROKERS AND CONSULTANTS: THE NEW ENTREPRENEURS

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The Entrepreneurial Librarian
Susan E. Feldman
Pages: 161-171
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Successful Information Broker?
Lynda Nash Leach
Pages: 173-183
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
To Be or Not to Be an Information Broker
Alice Sizer Warner
Pages: 185-195
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Information Brokering:
Facts and Fantasy
Edith Anderson
Pages: 197-205
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Boss Broker:
The Information Entrepreneur as Employer
Barbara Whyte Felicetti
Pages: 207-216
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Library Consulting:
Challenge, Autonomy and Risk
Muriel Regan
Pages: 217-232
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Consultants for Interlibrary Loan
Virginia Boucher
Pages: 233-238
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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V. CURRENT TRENDS IN REFERENCE SERVICES

Article
Introduction
Haworth Editorial Submission
Page: 239
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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The Importance of the Verb in the Reference Question
Norman D. Stevens
Pages: 241-244
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
"I Heard You Say ..."
Peer Coaching for More Effective Reference Service
Ralph Gers & Lillie J. Seward
Pages: 245-260
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
A Funaholic in the Reference Room
Thomas P. Slavens
Pages: 261-269
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Reference Queries, Experience, and secondary Reference Books
Zheng Fan
Pages: 271-282
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Instruction for Genealogists in the Public Library
Craig R. Amason
Pages: 283-295
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Abstracting for Reference Librarians
Elliot S. Palais
Pages: 297-308
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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Article
Searching of East Slavic Materials in Library Catalogs
Michael Markiw
Pages: 309-316
Published online: 26 Oct 2008
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