"Also published as the Reference librarian, no. 30, 1990"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Continuing education for librarians : training for online searching / Anne Page Mosby, Glenda Hughes -- Online searcher education and training : options and opportunities / Linda Friend -- The dynamics of reference librarianship / Karen Y. Stabler -- Origins and attitudes : training reference librarians for a pluralistic world / Phoebe Janes, Ellen Meltzer -- The ethics of reference service for the public librarian / Fay Ann Golden -- Reference training in California libraries : back to basics / Mary Layman, Sharon Vandercook -- The role of multitype networks in providing continuing education for reference workers / Sara Laughlin, Karen Nissen -- Getting to the core : training librarians in basic reference tools / Ellen Berkov, Betty Morganstern. Current trends in the continuing education and training of reference staff / Dottie Hiebing -- Continuing education for ARL librarians in multi-faceted public service positions / Mary Ellen Collins -- Educating reference librarians : a basic course / Louise S. Sherby -- Reference ready beyond the M.L.S. / Ruth E. Bauner -- A fast track over rocky roads : continuing education for reference librarians / Charlaine Ezell -- The reference librarian's critical skill : critical thinking and professional service / Threasa L. Wesley -- Library user instruction in the curriculum : background and status update / Charles D. Patterson -- Connecting to the electronic library : a paradigm shift in training reference librarians / Mary Ellen Larson. Self-directed, contract learning for the reference librarian / Ruth J. Patrick -- The developing reference librarian : an administrative perspective / Helen H. Spalding -- Continuing professional education : a management development approach / Rosie L. Albritton -- Mentor meets Telemachus : the role of the department head in orienting and inducting the beginning reference librarian / Tara Lynn Fulton.
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