Reference Services in the Humanities

by Judy Reynolds

This helpful book provides practical insight into the work and environment of reference services in the humanities. Librarian's mental maps of humanities reference materials must include an awareness of the metaphoric, not too precise nature of many patrons'queries. Reference Services in the Humanities discusses the structure of literature in the humanities and how it matches or challenges mental images of the field. Chapters are infused with the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560246928
• ISBN13: 9781560246923
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.5"