Virtual reference service in the Muslim world: opportunities and challenges

The reference function has undergone changes in the variety of services offered and in the service itself. One area of change is in the deployment of the technologies used to meet the demands of users. Remote access by library users is a serious challenge to reference services. They must develop str...

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Main Author: Abu Bakar, Ahmad Bakeri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Nebraska--Lincoln Libraries 2009
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/6679/1/Library_Philosophy_and_Practice_2009.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/6679/
http://unllib.unl.edu/LPP/lpp.htm
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Summary:The reference function has undergone changes in the variety of services offered and in the service itself. One area of change is in the deployment of the technologies used to meet the demands of users. Remote access by library users is a serious challenge to reference services. They must develop strategies to cope with the demands of the user for remote access.