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The rapid developments in computer technology, telecommunications, printing reprography, etc. have important implications for the provision of information by libraries to their users. Great advances have been made in the automation of indexing and abstracting services. Despite such advances and technological impacts, the actual search process and the end result remain the same as in the traditional approach. Hence, the significance of reference sources and services cannot be overemphasised. The reference service offered by the libraries enables the readers to obtain the required information from the huge collection of libraries in no time. The book is structured into two parts. The first part acquaints the readers with the purpose, functions and kinds of Reference Service; qualities and duties of a Reference Librarian; varied Sections in the libraries; Reference Service in Public, Academic and Special libraries; sources and classification of Information, and Reference queries. Part II of the book is devoted to Reference Sources. Beginning with the evaluation of Reference sources, it includes a detailed study on directories, bibliographies, encyclopaedias, biographies, maps and atlases, dictionaries, gazetteers and guide books. It is hoped that the present book will prove useful for all library users. While the teachers, researchers and students of Library Science will find it indispensable, the reference librarians are expected to acquire additional skills through this book which shall stand them in good stead in the technological environment.

Table of Contents:
PART – I REFERENCE SERVICE 1. Introduction (A) Reference Service (B) Development of Reference Service (C) Reference Service in India (D) What is Reference Service (E) Need of Reference Service (1) Artificiality of Books (2) Complexity of Catalogue (F) Purpose of Reference Service (1) Protection and Arrangement of Books (2) Presenting the Collection (3) Need for Trained Librarian (4) Cooperation between Readers and the Staff (5) Save the Time of the Reader (6) Fact-finding Research (7) Library Development (8) Use of Reference Sources (G) Functions of Reference Service (1) Supervisory Functions (2) Instructional Functions (3) Informatory Functions (4) Guidance Function (5) Bibliographical Function (6) Appraisal Functions 2. Kinds of Reference Service (A) Ready Reference Service (a) Need of Ready Reference Service (b) Procedure (c) Service (d) Assimilation (B) Long Range Reference Service (a) Short Range and Long Range Reference Service — A Difference (i) Time involved (ii) Material used (iii) Information sought (iv) Current information (v) Outdated information (vi) Complex informations (vii) Information related to specialists (viii) Information related to a particular point of view (ix) Information not available in the library (b) Need of Long Range Reference Service (i) It saves the time of the readers and experts (ii) Knowledge explosion (iii) Complexity of information sources (iv) Information sources of other libraries (c) Process of Long Range Reference Service (1) Preparation (i) Subject knowledge (ii) Knowledge of information (2) Services (a) Selecting and Scrutinizing the Queries (b) Search of information sources (c) Documentation (3) Assimilation (C) Five Laws and Reference Service 3. Reference Librarian (A) Qualities of a Reference Librarian (a) Library Training (b) Well Qualified (c) Patience (d) Psychological Behaviour (e) Studious (f) Sound Mind and Thinking (g) Liberal Attitude, Sweet Voice, Good Personality and Sound Health (h) Administrative Experience (B) Duties of Reference Librarian 4. Initiation to Newcomers/Fresh Readers (A) Circulation Section (B) Acquisition Section (C) Reference Section (D) Documentation Section 5. Reference Service in Various Libraries (A) Public Libraries (B) Academic Libraries (C) Special Libraries 6. Organization of Reference Section/Department (A) Location of Reference Section (B) Reference Librarian and Staff (C) Reference Sources (D) Reference Service and Referral Service (E) Reference Records (F) Evaluation 7. Sources of Information (A) Classification of Information Sources (a) Conventional Documents (b) Neo-conventional Documents (c) Non-conventional Documents (d) Meta Documents (B) Primary Sources (C) Secondary Sources (a) Abstracting and Indexing Periodicals (b) Review of Progress (c) Reference Books (d) Subject Books (D) Tertiary Sources (a) Directory (b) Yearbook (c) Guide to Literature (d) Bibliography of Bibliographies 8. Evaluation of Reference Books (A) Evaluation (a) Purpose (b) Authority (c) Scope (d) Treatment (e) Arrangement (f) Format (g) Special features (B) Model for Evaluating Reference Books 9. Reference Service and New Developments (A) Indexing Services (B) Abstracting (i) Indicative abstract (ii) Informative abstract (C) Reprography (D) Translation Service (E) Computer (F) Important Information Centres 10. Reference Questions and their Types (A) Reference Questions (B) Kinds of Reference Questions (a) Directional Questions (b) Ready Reference Questions (c) Specific Search Questions (d) Research Questions (e) Kinds of Reference Questions (1) Language questions (2) Background questions (3) Trend questions (4) Questions about persons (5) Questions about places (6) Questions about printed materials (7) Questions about facts and current events (f) Related Sources (g) Some Selected Questions (h) Questions Related to Encyclopedia — Sources (i) Questions Related to Yearbook — Sources (j) Questions Related to Geographical — Sources (k) Biographical Questions — Sources (l) Questions Relating to Directory — Sources (m) Questions Relating to Bibliographies — Sources (n) Other Selected Questions — Sources PART – II REFERENCE SOURCES 11. Evaluation of Reference Sources (1) Authority (2) Arrangement (3) Period Covered (4) Bibliography (A) Yearbooks (a) Special Feature of Yearbooks (b) Scope (1) Main Yearbooks (2) Some important yearbooks (a) Times of India directory and yearbook (b) Europa yearbook (c) India: A reference annual (d) Statesman’s yearbook (e) Census of India - 2001 (B) Directory (1) Objectives (2) Kinds of Directories (3) Main Directories (4) Indian Directories (5) World of Learning (6) University Handbook (7) Important Directories (a) World of Learning (C) Bibliography (1) History of Bibliography (2) Library Catalogue vs. Bibliography (3) Importance of Bibliography (4) Functions of Bibliography (5) Important Components of Standard Bibliography (6) Bibliographical Services (7) Qualities of Bibliographer (8) Author Bibliography (9) Main Author Bibliographies (10) Subject Bibliographies (11) Analytical Bibliographies (12) Systematic Bibliographies (13) Selective Bibliographies (14) Trade Bibliographies (15) Books in Print (16) Indian National Bibliography (17) British National Bibliography (18) Indian Books in Print (D) Encyclopedia (1) Objectives (2) Limitations (3) Kinds of Encyclopedias (4) Qualities of a Good Encyclopedia (5) Evaluation of Encyclopedia (6) Important General Encyclopedias (7) Children’s Encyclopedias (8) Indian Encyclopedias (9) Other Encyclopedias (10) Encyclopedia of Library & Information Science (11) International Encyclopedia of Social Sciences (12) New Encyclopedia Britannica (13) Encyclopedia Americana (14) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (New York: Dekker, 1968) Vols. 1-35 (15) McGraw Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (E) Biography (1) Kinds of Biography (2) Evaluation of Biographies (3) Dictionary of National Biography (4) India’s Who’s Who (5) International Who’s Who (6) Important Biographies (F) Maps and Atlas (1) History (2) Kinds of Maps (3) Evaluation of Maps (4) Important Maps and Atlases (5) The Great World Atlas (G) Dictionary (1) History (2) Size of Dictionaries (3) Types of Dictionaries (4) Language Classification of Dictionaries (5) Evaluation of Dictionaries (6) Oxford English Dictionary (7) Webster’s Third New International Dictionary of English Language (8) Important Dictionaries (9) Multi-lingual Dictionaries (10) Indian Dictionaries (11) Subject Dictionaries (H)Gazetteer (1) Gazetteer of the Province of Oudh (2) Imperial Gazetteer of India (3) Important Gazetteers (I) Guide Books Index


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  • ISBN-13: 9788126906239
  • Publisher: Atlantic
  • Publisher Imprint: Atlantic
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 8126906235
  • Publisher Date: 2006
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • No of Pages: 240

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