ERIC Number: EJ792913
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Publication Date: 2008-Jan
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Evaluating Remote Reference Service: A Practical Guide to Problems and Solutions
Pomerantz, Jeffrey; Mon, Lorri; McClure, Charles R.
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v8 n1 p15-30 Jan 2008
This paper identifies key methodological issues affecting quality of data in the evaluation of remote reference services. Despite a growing number of studies in this area, no comprehensive effort has been made to identify potential problems and suggest solutions. The strategies proposed in this paper offer practical ways in which libraries can improve the overall quality and usefulness of data gathered in remote reference evaluation studies. (Contains 46 notes.)
Descriptors: Reference Services, Libraries, Library Science, Librarians, Evaluation, Data Collection
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