Just Updated: Sloan's Digital Reference Services Bibliography
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We're really happy to read the following quote: "'Peter Persic, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Public Library, says, libraries 'are beginning to realize we provide a service and are in competition like any other business.'" Absolutely!
-- Research Libraries--Statistics
Source: ARL ARLStatistics 2002-03: Research Library Trends
From the article: "ARL Statistics 2002-03 is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities for the 123 members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Of these, 113 are university libraries; the remaining 10 are public, governmental, and nonprofit research libraries. ARL member libraries are the largest research libraries in North America, representing 16 Canadian and 107 U.S. research institutions. The academic libraries, which comprise about 92% of the membership, include 14 Canadian and 99 U.S. libraries."
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Reference--Bibliographies
Just Updated, Sloan's Digital Reference Services Bibliography
Bernie Sloan writes, "700 items listed in this bibliography, related to the topic of online or virtual or digital reference services, i.e., the provision of reference services, involving collaboration between library user and librarian, in a computer-based medium. These services can utilize various media, including e-mail, Web forms, chat, video, Web customer call center software, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), etc."
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Libraries--United States--Funding Two from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
+ Native American Communities Receive $1.7 Million for Library Enhancements
+ $13.8 Million Awarded to Advance Innovation and Public Service at Nation's Museums and Libraries (view the list of grants
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