Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-259) and index.
Contents:
Ideology and the deprofessionalization of the reference function -- Reading and reference work -- The importance of being current : how reading newspapers and magazines affects the work of academic reference librarians -- Developing a "reader's mind" : how reading nonfiction and fiction affects the work of academic reference librarians -- You can lead librarians to knowledge, but you can't make them think : factors affecting how and how much academic librarians read -- Being a jack-of-all-trades : how staying current affects the work of public library reference staff members -- Meeting the expectations of professors : the need for academic librarians to read and think as if they were researchers -- Reading as a species of intellectual capital.
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