The Evaluation of Worldwide Digital Reference Services in Libraries
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The Evaluation of Worldwide Digital Reference Services in Libraries

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Evaluation of Worldwide Digital Reference Services in Libraries

About this book

This book outlines and evaluates the digital reference services in libraries worldwide. The work is based on an international collaborative project between two groups from German and Chinese institutions, during which digital reference services provided by nearly 200 libraries all over the world were evaluated. The book also examines the reasons for the resulting differences; it also contains more generic proposals and perspectives on digital reference services. - An international, evaluative approach is taken - Includes unique information - which has never before being gathered and evaluated - Includes a brief introduction to the basic knowledge and development in the field of digital reference service in the library

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. The Evaluation of Worldwide Digital Reference Services in Libraries
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of figures and tables
  7. Preface
  8. About the author
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Basics about digital reference services
  11. 3 Evaluating digital reference services
  12. 4 Views from the western world: evaluation by the German team
  13. 5 Views from the eastern world: evaluation by the Chinese team
  14. 6 Comparisons and conclusions
  15. Appendix A Guidelines for Behavioral Performance of Reference and Information Service Providers
  16. Appendix B Project instruction
  17. Appendix C Questionnaire/evaluation guide
  18. Appendix D Libraries evaluated by the German team
  19. Appendix E Libraries evaluated by the Chinese team
  20. Index