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The Feasibility Of A Computer-Based Library Reference Interview, Stephen C. Weiss May 1977

The Feasibility Of A Computer-Based Library Reference Interview, Stephen C. Weiss

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The feasibility of a computer-based library reference interview is forecasted through an analysis of the literature concerned with primary aspects of the library reference interview, concept formation, computer concept formation, computerization of reference service and the future of reference service. The state of the art is discussed in light of specific computer programs currently available for the automation of library reference service. Factors supporting and limiting the automation of library reference service are presented. Conclusions and recommendations are made for the realization of a computer-based library reference interview.


A Self-Instructional Program For The Technical Services Of The Utah State University Library, Heber Clark Barzee May 1969

A Self-Instructional Program For The Technical Services Of The Utah State University Library, Heber Clark Barzee

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

Self-instructional carrels and accompanying programs are being utilized successfully in numerous areas of education . In the field of Library Science the potential is especially great because of the skills and knowledge that can be conveyed in an individualized learning situation. To date in the USU Library, this concept has not been applied. Distinct possibilities exist in the various areas of the Library. The Technical Services of the Library or that area where materials are ordered, received, and prepared for the patron's use, lends itself particularly to self-instruction. The work accomplished in Technical Services is not understood by students, patrons, …