Course Description and Objectives of learning
The course of ‘’Reference services and information sources’’ is designed for the students of MA Information Management 1st semester to enable them the following knowledge and skills.
- Concept of reference material in the library, concept of Reference counter/desk, Reference section..
- Reference Services, Reference Interview
- Importance of Reference Services in the libraries and Information centers.
- Difference between reference material and other library information resources.
- Some important Reference services CAS, SDI etc.
- Concept of direct and indirect reference assistance to the library members.
- Reference sources and tools
- Selection criteria for reference tools
Evaluation Process: Total Marks: 100
Mid-term exam. 30 marks, Final term exam. 50 marks+ Sessional marks.20 (05 Attendance, 05 Assignments, 05 presentation, 05 for viva)
Time table
Day
08-00-- 09-30 AM
9-30 - 11-00 AM
11-00 - 12-30 AM
Monday
Reference and Information Sources & Services(INFM-6206)
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Reference and Information Sources & Services(INFM-6206)
Friday
Reading Material
Cassell, Kay Ann, and U. Hiremath. Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. London: Facet 2009.
Katz, William A. Introduction to Reference Works .2vols.New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001.
Ruppel, Margie and Jody Condi Fagan. “Instant Messaging Reference: Users’ Evaluation of Library Chat”. Reference Services Review.30.3 (2002): 183-197.
Ryan, S. M. “Reference Transactions Analysis: The Cost-Effectiveness of Staffing: a Traditional Academic Reference Desk”. Journal of Academic Librarianship, 34.5 (2008): 389-99.Print.
Straw, Joseph E. “A Virtual Understanding: the reference interview and question negotiation in the digital age”. Reference and User Services Quarterly.39.1 (2000), 376-9. Print.
Course Material
- Total Lessons 35
- Department Library & Information Sciences
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Teacher
Muhammad Ahmad Shah
