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Virtual reference service : from competencies to assessment / R. David Lankes ... [et al.] ; edited by Philip Nast.

Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, c2008 .Description: xvii, 206 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781856046381 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 025.52 VIR
Contents:
Creating your own consortium in less than six months : a true story of virtual reference / Helene Lafrance, Locke Morrisey, and Judy Trump -- Implementing VR on the fly : staff motivation and buy-in / Clara Ogbaa, Lorin Flores Fisher, and Lisa Ancelet -- Adding instant messaging to an established virtual reference service : asking "r u there?" / Pam Sessoms and Jean Ferguson -- Responding to triage taxonomy : answering virtual medical questions / Catherine Arnott Smith -- The evolving role of reference librarians in the health sciences environment / Gabriel R. Rios -- Examining interpersonal communication in virtual reference encounters : the Library LAWLINE Consortium / Marie L. Radford -- Assessing inappropriate use : learning from the AskColorado experience / Jack Maness and Sarah Naper -- Meeting the challenges of reference service in a hybrid environment : teaching LIS students today / Debbie L. Rabina -- A comprehensive VR training program / Joann Wasik.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creating your own consortium in less than six months : a true story of virtual reference / Helene Lafrance, Locke Morrisey, and Judy Trump -- Implementing VR on the fly : staff motivation and buy-in / Clara Ogbaa, Lorin Flores Fisher, and Lisa Ancelet -- Adding instant messaging to an established virtual reference service : asking "r u there?" / Pam Sessoms and Jean Ferguson -- Responding to triage taxonomy : answering virtual medical questions / Catherine Arnott Smith -- The evolving role of reference librarians in the health sciences environment / Gabriel R. Rios -- Examining interpersonal communication in virtual reference encounters : the Library LAWLINE Consortium / Marie L. Radford -- Assessing inappropriate use : learning from the AskColorado experience / Jack Maness and Sarah Naper -- Meeting the challenges of reference service in a hybrid environment : teaching LIS students today / Debbie L. Rabina -- A comprehensive VR training program / Joann Wasik.