Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-201) and index.
Contents:
Overview -- Sources of Information -- Developing Reference Collections -- Life Cycle of Reference Resources -- Access -- Information Behaviors -- Reference Interactions -- Curating Reference and Information Products -- Legal and Ethical Issues -- The Future of Reference for Children and Teens.
Summary:
"Here's a book on today's reference sources and services written just for children's and young adult librarians. It includes core reference collections bibliographies targeted to elementary-age children, to middle schoolers, and to teens. Each chapter also includes sidebar exercise and thought experiments, as well as prompts for next action steps"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.