Thursday, September 30, 2010

Pathfinder

I'm way behind in posting feedback from Assignment 1. In the meantime,I've just submitted Assignment 2. If it is of interest, here's the URL for my Assignment 2 Pathfinder.

http://medievalpathfinder.wikispaces.com

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Reference Interview

I thought that I'd share the three versions of my response to James Herring's challenge to define a reference interview in twenty words or less. Two and three are just modifications of the original.I like 1 and 3.

Number 1

Identify needs
Note specifics
Questions or keywords
Utilise Information Literacy
Instruct how to locate information
Range of information needs
Evaluate

Number 2

After Kluegel and Ross

After Kluegel and Ross and ORC


Invisible
Narrowing, clarifying
Questions or keywords
User-Librarian Collaboration
Interactive communication
Remote or in person
Evaluate and monitor


Invisible
Narrowing, clarifying
Questions or keywords
User-Librarian Collaboration
Interactive communication
Referal in person or online
Evaluate and monitor

Number 3