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Reference interview

A reference interview is a conversation between a librarian and a library user, usually at a reference desk, in which the librarian responds to the user's initial explanation of their information need by first attempting to clarify that need and then by directing the user to appropriate information resources.

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Digital reference

VideoconferencingCobrowsingInstant messaging
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Definition

Library and Information ScienceInterpersonal communication
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Techniques

Information need
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Library users

Unobtrusive user studies
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Reference interview

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples54
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Reference interview

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related to Further reading · 19
Reference interview → Basic Information Services, Creative Art, CT, Ed, Edward, Elaine, Introduction, Jennerich, Katz, Libraries Unlimited, McGraw-Hill, New York, Reference Processes, Reference Services, Reference Work, The Reference Interview, Vol, Westport, William
related to Definition · 6
Reference interview → According, Bopp, Information Science, Library, Online Dictionary, Smith
related to Digital reference · 6
Reference interview → Digital, Initial, Some, The, Unlike, Virtual
related to Library users · 5
Reference interview → Demographics, Embarrassment, Library, To, Unobtrusive
related to Query formation · 5
Reference interview → Badly, In, Many, One, The
related to Techniques · 5
Reference interview → Asking, Librarians, Poor, The, With
related to Usefulness · 4
Reference interview → As, In, Others, Some
related to Stages · 3
Reference interview → In, The, WelcomingGathering
is a · 1
Reference interview → conversation between a librarian and a library user

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reference interview information user services need library librarian help may user's question users desk techniques query required problem service initial

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Reference interviewis aconversation between a librarian and a library user0.90text
Reference interviewrelated to DefinitionBopp0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to DefinitionSmith0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to DefinitionAccording0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to DefinitionOnline Dictionary0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to DefinitionLibrary0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to DefinitionInformation Science0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to Digital referenceDigital0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to Digital referenceThe0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to Digital referenceVirtual0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to Digital referenceUnlike0.60section
Reference interviewrelated to Digital referenceInitial0.60section

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