reference desks
Librarian help counters
Reference desks are service points in libraries where patrons can get help finding information, locating materials, or navigating research resources.
A librarian staffs the reference desk to answer questions ranging from simple directional queries to complex research problems: I asked at the reference desk how to access the historical newspaper archives.
The term extends to virtual equivalents—online chat services or email help offered by libraries.
- librarianCollection manager at reading hall
- informationKnowledge about something
- questionsRequests for information
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- helpAssistance given
counter · library · library card · answers · inquiry · catalog · card catalog · books · patron · assistance · knowledge · stacks · book stacks · quiet · quiet study · archives · periodicals · database
- librarieslibrarians, public libraries, librarian, public library, library card
- public librarieslibrarians, library cards, books, borrowing, checkout
- Information Resourceslibraries, archives, databases, records, files
- literary librariesforbidden books, rare books, secret archives, hidden knowledge, ancient texts
- archivesnational archives, state archives, archivist, archive box, national archive