The future of reference librarianship as a viable and essential part of the library depends on developing a proactive, participatory, and hands-on approach to a

A dozen articles suggest a variety of ways for libraries to enhance their daily reference service and the image of librarianship, and to bring in more users. Th

This book takes a close look at the recent changing emphasis from collections to access, and from document description to document delivery. As the automation o

This book, first published in 1989, introduces readers to expert systems applications in many areas of library and information science, and presents design and

In recent years, automation has played a vital role in library systems that handle tasks of acquisition, cataloging, serials, and circulation. The automation of