Reference services (Libraries)
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Guide to Reference: Essential General Reference and Library Science Sources
Making money
The truth about reference librarians
Reading and the reference librarian
Philosophies of reference service
Introduction to library public services
Understanding reference transactions
House mates
Reference and information services
Managing the twenty-first century reference department
Topical Reference Books
A day in the life of a librarian
Introduction to reference work
Reference librarianship
Introduction to reference work
Reference and information services in the 21st century
Reference services and technical services
Finding the source
Library Services to the Sandwich Generation and Serial Caregivers
Training library staff and volunteers to provide extraordinary customer services
Recommended reference books for small and medium-sized libraries and media centers
Reference and information services in the 21st century
Wide-area networks in libraries
Reference Services in Archives (Reference Librarian Series, No 13) (Reference Librarian Series, No 13)
Success at the enquiry desk
The embedded librarian
Reference Collection Development
A guide to information sources for social work and the human services
Know it all, find it fast
Information brokers and reference services
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