Doctors and researchers try to understand what medications a person has taken by asking patients directly or by looking at medical records. But this information is often incomplete. People may forget ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Lancashire Library service has unveiled its new free information service to be called the Online Reference Library. The service guides people to useful websites over ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. — Starting next month, patrons of the Cumberland County Library System will have 24/7 access to a librarian through a new online program. "Chat With a Librarian" is a free ...

The online revolution hit no publishers more directly than those that specialize in reference material. With so much information readily available electronically (some accurate, some… not), several ...

A handy online reference library funded by Alabama taxpayers is now under the direction of an Oxford librarian. Amy Henderson, director of the Oxford Public Library, recently accepted the one-year ...

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 25, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today launched Encarta® Reference Library 2002, the latest and most comprehensive resource from Encarta, the best-selling reference brand worldwide and ...