reference librarians
Query-answering book experts
Reference librarians are library staff who specialize in helping patrons find information.
They answer research questions, guide users through databases and catalogs, recommend sources, and teach information literacy skills.
Unlike librarians who focus on cataloging or collection management, reference librarians work directly with the public: Ask a reference librarian if you're having trouble finding primary sources for your thesis.
- information literacySkill in evaluating sources
- deskFurniture for writing
- research assistantScholar's hired helper
- online databasesInternet-hosted searchable information systems
- indexAlphabetical guide to contents
primary sources · cataloger · critical thinking · digital archives · outreach programs · archivist · bibliographer · interlibrary loan · query · quiet study · research methodology · stacks · shelves · encyclopedias · government documents · guide · microfilm · thesauri
- library workerslibrarians, branch managers, catalogers, school librarians, shelvers
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