Starting on Monday, members of the public will be able to use the World Wide Web to seek answers to reference questions from librarians around the world, including some at college libraries. The ...

This is a time of transition in academic libraries. Core functions -- like reference services, collection development, and preservation -- are being rethought and redefined as libraries move from ...

For years, we’ve been hearing that traditional library reference service is dead. In reality, reference just disappeared, like Jimmy Hoffa. But unlike in the case of Hoffa, no one in the library field ...

Fans of Prairie Home Companion radio show may be familiar with the character “Ruth Harrison, Reference Librarian.” Ruth is an old-fashioned, know-it-all kind of person. On one show, she said “I’m a ...

Cleveland Public Library's innovative, service-oriented philosophy was established by the third and fourth librarians, WILLIAM HOWARD BRETT and LINDA ANNE EASTMAN, with the support of long-time ...

I grew up without a local public library. The Ramapo Catskill Library System in New York provided bookmobile service to my small town, so I at least had access to recreational reading, but it was ...