Virtual reference service : from competencies to assessment by Lankes, R. David, 1970-; Nast, Philip instant download

Virtual reference service : from competencies to assessment by Lankes, R. David, 1970-; Nast, Philip instant download

xv, 206 pages : 23 cm, \"Diane Kovacs has assembled this handbook to help reference librarians develop the communication skills and resources they need to work effectively in the virtual reference environment. The handbook shows how to adapt traditional face-to-face reference interview skills to the virtual interview - and how to interpret and use new cues (chat slang, IM shorthand, emoticons, etc.) to better serve your users. For both chat and e-mail transactions, Kovacs outlines strategies for analyzing the question, conducting the interview, developing a search strategy, and delivering sources.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references and index, Creating your own consortium in less than six months : a true story of virtual reference / Helene Lafrance, Locke Morrisey, and Judy Trump -- Implementing VR on the fly : staff motivation and buy-in / Clara Ogbaa, Lorin Flores Fisher, and Lisa Ancelet -- Adding instant messaging to an established virtual reference service : asking \"r u there?\" / Pam Sessoms and Jean Ferguson -- Responding to triage taxonomy : answering virtual medical questions / Catherine Arnott Smith -- The evolving role of reference librarians in the health sciences environment / Gabriel R. Rios -- Examining interpersonal communication in virtual reference encounters : the Library LAWLINE Consortium / Marie L. Radford -- Assessing inappropriate use : learning from the AskColorado experience / Jack Maness and Sarah Naper -- Meeting the challenges of reference service in a hybrid environment : teaching LIS students today / Debbie L. Rabina -- A comprehensive VR training program / Joann Wasik