Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, and Marie L. Radford
2nd ed
New York :
Neal-Schuman Publishers Inc.,
c2009
xiv, 290 p. :
ill. ;
28 cm
How-to-do-it manuals ;
no. 166
Includes bibliographical references and index
Why bother with a reference interview? -- Setting the stage for the reference interview : the first thirty seconds -- Finding out what they really want to know -- Beyond negative closure -- Special contexts for the reference interview -- The reference encounter in virtual environments -- The readers' advisory interview -- Establishing policy and training for the reference interview