Table of contents for An introduction to reference services in academic libraries / Elizabeth Connor, editor.

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CONTENTS 
xi About the Editor 
xiii Contributors 
xvii Preface 
PART I: CASE STUDIES 
Chapter 1. Development, Implementation, and Assessment 
of a Virtual Information Literacy Tutorial on an Urban 
Campus 3 
Valeda Frances Dent 
3
Setting 
Objectives 
Methods 
Results 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Appendix: ORSEM Library Information Quiz, 
Fall 2004,Version 4 14 
Chapter 2. Reference Triage at the Medical College 
of Ohio: Just-in-Case to Just-in-Time 
at the Mulford Library 27 
Marlene A. Porter 
Jolene M. Miller 
27 
Introduction 
Setting 
Objective 
Methods 
Results 
Exercises 
Chapter 3. Marketing Library Services to Young 
Male Faculty
Mary Mee 
Introduction 
Strategies 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Chapter 4. Relational Reference: A Challenge 
to the Reference Fortress 
John E. Holberg 
Relational Reference 
Reference As Being 
Community of Practice 
What Relational Reference Is Not 
Exercises 
Chapter 5. Virtual Reference: Answering Patrons¿ 
Questions Electronically 
Christopher Nelson Cox 
Introduction 
Needs Assessment 
Instant Answers@WPI 
Collaborative Efforts 
Number of Questions 
Policies and Procedures 
Staff Skills 
Staff Training 
Marketing 
Service Continuation 
Exercises 
Chapter 6. What They Don¿t Teach You in Library School: 
Experience Is the Real Teacher 
Tammy S. Guerrero 
Setting 
Objective 
Methods 
Reference Services 
Results 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
39 
Chapter 7. Occasional Occurrences at Owl Creek 
University 
Debra Cox Rollins 
Rusty Gaspard 
Introduction 
Setting 
Background 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Chapter 8. Uninvited Change: The Governors State 
University Library¿s Evolving Reference 
and Technology Desk 
Paul Blobaum 
Introduction 
Objective 
Methods 
Results 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Chapter 9. Common Queries 
Marilyn Schoot-Castle 
Walk-Ins versus E-Mailed Queries 
Professors Expecting Miracles 
Undergraduate Expectations 
Exercises 
Chapter 10. Models for Measuring and Evaluating 
Reference Costs 
Matthew R. Marsteller 
Susan Ware 
Introduction 
Reference Service Cost Studies 
Reference Transaction Logs 
Interactive Digital Reference Cost Models 
Specific Cases 
83 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Chapter 11. Customer Survey 
Miron Stenche 
Introduction 
Objective 
Method 
Results 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
PART II: ESSAYS 
Essay 1. The Diverse Librarian 
Paula M. Smith 
Exercises 
Essay 2. Academic Librarian As the Rodney Dangerfield 
of University Faculty: ¿I Get No Respect¿ 
Tammy S. Guerrero 
Exercises 
Essay 3. The Teaching Portfolio: Explaining What We 
Do So Well 
Mark L. McCallon 
Introduction 
What Is the Teaching Portfolio? 
Summary of Teaching Responsibilities 
Student Evaluation Data 
Teaching Philosophy Statement 
Teaching Objects and Supporting Data 
Supporting Data 
Uses of the Portfolio 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Appendix: Thinking About Teaching and Learning 
130 
Essay 4. The Glass of Fashion: Librarianship 
for the Twenty-First Century 
Susan Swords Steffen 
Michael J. Bell 
Introduction 
The NewLibrary: Myth and Reality 
Managing the Whirlwind 
Educational Leadership 
Conclusion 
Exercises 
Essay 5. Frames of Reference 
Considering the Meaning of Reference¿ 
Its Origins, Present, and Future 
Linda Loos Scarth 
Reference/Referee/Referent 
Frames 
Reframing Reference 
Exercises 
Essay 6. Serving Unusual Patrons in the Library 
James Langan 
Essay 7. The Academic Librarian 
Paula M. Smith 
Research Skills in Fifty Minutes or Fewer: Teaching 
Writer¿s Angst: Publishing 
Learning to Play Nice: CommitteeWork 
The Mystique of the Dossier 
HowCome Nobody Told Me That?: Finding aMentor 
Information Glut: Staying Informed 
Remembering Why I Chose This Profession¿ 
ItWasn¿t the Money! 
Exercises 
Index 
171 

Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:

Academic libraries -- Reference services.
Academic libraries -- Reference services -- United States -- Case studies.
Reference services (Libraries) -- Problems, exercises, etc.