The Reference Librarian and the Implications of Mediation http://www.fishpond.co.nz/Books/Reference-Librarian-and-Implications-of-Mediation-Keith-M-Ewing-Jr-Edited-by-Robert-Hauptman-Edited-by/9781560243182

By Keith M. Ewing Jr (Edited by), Robert Hauptman (Edited by)

Table of Contents

Part 1 Traditional Mediation: The Librarian as Mediator; The Reference Librarian as Information Intermediary; Back to Basics; Mediation in Reference Service To Extend Patron Success. Part 2 Mediation and the Electronic World: Books and Screens, Readers and Reference; Electronic Reference Services; Response to Swan and Evans. Part 3 Specialized Mediation: Information and Research Support Services; Paraprofessionals at the Reference Desk; Breaking Through; Unequal But Appropriate Service; Mediation and Schemata Theory in Meaningful Learning; The Dialogue Between Composition Teachers and Reference Librarians. Part 4 Mediation and Accuracy: The Reference Librarian as Mediator. Part 5 The Economy and Its Influence: Mediation in a Shrinking Information Economy. Part 6 The Mediator as Guardian: Academic Librarians and Mediation in Controversial Scholarly Communication.