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Volume 31, Issue 1
1 March 2003
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Review Article| March 01 2003

The future of reference: the intersection of information resources, technology and users

Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 2054-1716
Print ISSN: 0090-7324
© MCB UP Limited
2003
Reference Services Review (2003) 31 (1): 43–45.
https://doi.org/10.1108/00907320310460906

Provides a reflective essay on the five papers, and notes that the authors each address the intersection of three concepts: information resources, technology, and users. Points out that the social aspect is one of the most important drivers in the provision of reference services.

Keywords: Reference services, Libraries, Information technology, Information resources management, Library users
© MCB UP Limited
2003
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