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  • leading roles for Reference Librarians in institutional repositories one library s experience
    Reference Services Review, 2005
    Co-Authors: Holly E Phillips, Richard D Carr, Janis Teal
    Abstract:

    Purpose – Aims to describe one academic health science center library's experience with expanding Reference Librarian leadership roles in implementing institutional repository initiatives.Design/methodology/approach – The institutional repository project development phases are briefly documented. The rationale for selecting Reference Librarians to lead the initiative and resultant role changes is discussed.Findings – Reference Librarians are strategically placed to promote and administer institutional repository initiatives successfully. The professional challenge rests in Reference Librarians' readiness to become scholarly publishing change agents.Practical implications – This case study documents a successful approach to incorporating institutional repository projects into existing library roles in addition to providing new leadership opportunities for Reference Librarians.Originality/value – Reference Librarian roles in institutional repository projects and the evolution of organizational roles are not...

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  • farewell to the Reference Librarian
    Journal of Library Administration, 2011
    Co-Authors: Scott Kennedy
    Abstract:

    ABSTRACT Now that Reference research is almost exclusively an online endeavor, the traditional model of Reference service—a static walk-up service point—no longer applies. Today Librarians engage users at point of need, embedding research help in the context of the online research environment, while at the same time respecting the users’ pReference for a transparent and unmediated experience.