Wow! This Librarian and these Librarians Are Magic! The World Wide Web and Its Use in a Medium Sized Public Library.
| Title: | Wow! This Librarian and these Librarians Are Magic! The World Wide Web and Its Use in a Medium Sized Public Library. |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Charton, Michael |
| Availability: | Electronic version: http://www.library.ucsb.edu/untangle/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 7 |
| Publication Date: | 1996 |
| Document Type: | Opinion Papers Reports - Evaluative Speeches/Meeting Papers |
| Descriptors: | Information Services, Information Sources, Internet, Librarian Attitudes, Library Services, Online Searching, Public Libraries, Reference Services, World Wide Web |
| Geographic Terms: | New Jersey |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this paper is to show the growing use of the World Wide Web to answer questions in the public library from the perspective of a librarian at the Parsippany Public Library in Morris County, New Jersey. Discussion includes the following: information on Parsippany and Morris County; a brief history of the World Wide Web; uses of a search engine and how to conduct a search with one; why the Web should be used for reference; questions for which the Web is not suitable; search possibilities; browsers; the role of the Web and traditional libraries and reference; benefits of Web searches; sample searches; how patrons feel about the Internet and the Web; and future reference possibilities. (AEF) |
| Entry Date: | 1997 |
| Accession Number: | ED403889 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Language: | English |
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