Citations in bold are articles that heavily influenced McQuade Librarians' decision to rethink reference and build a Research Center.
Arndt, T. S. (2010). Reference service without the desk. Reference Services Review, 38(1), 71-80. |
Beatty, S., & Clarke, H. (2010). Neoreference: Looking for new models in response to disjunctive change. In M. L. Radford &R. D. Lankes (Eds.). Reference renaissance: Current and future trends (pp. 249-260). NY: Neal-Schuman. |
Bell, S. J. (2012). The reference user experience: It’s up to you to design it. In M. L. Radford (Eds.). Leading the reference renaissance: Today’s ideas for tomorrow’s cutting edge services (pp. 17-29). NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers. |
Bugg, K. L., & Odom, R. Y. (2009). Extreme makeover reference edition: Restructuring reference services at the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center. The Reference Librarian, 50(2), 193-204. |
Deineh, S., Middlemas, J., & Morrison, P. (2001). A new service model for the reference desk: The student research center. Library Philosophy and Practice. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/554/ |
Dempsey, M. (2011). Blending the trends: A holistic approach to reference services. Public Services Quarterly, 7(1-2), 3-17. |
Desai, C. M., & Graves, S. J. (2008). Cyberspace or face-to-face: The teachable moment and changing reference mediums. Reverence & User Services Quarterly, 47(3), 242-254. |
Elmborg, J. (2002). Teaching at the reference desk: Toward a reference pedagogy. portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2(3): 455-464. |
Gerlich, B. K., & Berard, G. L. (2007). White paper: Introducing the READ scale: Qualitative statistics for academic reference services. Georgia Library, 43(4), 7-14. http://readscale.org/read-scale.html |
Granfield, D., & Robertson, M. (2008). Preference for reference: New options and choices for academic library users. Reference & User Services Quarterly, 48(1), 44-53. |
Magi, Trina J. & Mardeusz, P. (2013). Why some students continue to value individual, face-to-face research consultations in a technology-rich world. |
Meyer, E., Forbes, C., & Bowers, J. (2010). The research center: Creating an environment for interactive research consultations. Reference Services Review, 38(1), 57–70. |
Mitchell, M. S., Comer, C. H., Starkey, J. M., & Francis, E. A. (2011). Paradigm shift in reference services at the Oberlin College Library: A case study. Journal of Library Administration, 51(4), 349-374. |
VanScoy, A. (2012). Inventing the future by examining traditional and emerging roles for reference librarians. In M. L. Radford (Ed.). Leading the reference renaissance: Today’s ideas for tomorrow’s cutting–edge services (pp. 79-93). NY: Neal-Schuman. http://www.amyvanscoy.net/index.html |
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