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In case you missed it (I did. A friend of mine, a retired librarian, brought it to my attention), here’s a link to a recent New York Times article, “The Joys of (Outdated) Facts.”  The author writes about having his own facsimile of the very first Guinness Book of World Records, published in 1955. Exact replicas of the [...]

As I attend and present RefWorks workshops, I start to wonder, at what level should RefWorks be introduced? Does the use of RefWorks, or other bibliographic citation software, preclude the need to learn proper citation formatting? At what point is the learning curve higher than the ease gained?

If you’re going the ALA Annual Conference later this month, mark your calendar for the for the Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin program “Reference Work from Idea to Reality.” How does an idea turn into a reference book–or a reference database? Some heavy-hitters from reference publishing will discuss the process from initial concept to publication and beyond.  [...]

The Salem Press Library Blog Awards were announced yesterday and I’m very pleased to say that Sue Polanka’s blog, No Shelf Required, has won first place in the Academic Library Blogs category. Congratulations to Sue, who also blogs regularly for Point of Reference. Click here for more information about the Salem Press Library Blog Award.

We have all experienced pain at some time-a sprained ankle, a headache, that twinge in the back after picking up something heavy. Imagine living with it every day. Chronic pain is hard to diagnose and medications do not cure it. Those who live with it often feel abandoned and misunderstood because people do not take [...]

Today during the Booklist webinar, “Power to the User: Interactive Online Reference,” we discussed a survey about interactive reference features.  We welcome you to participate in this survey.   It’s available now on survey monkey.  After a couple of quick demographic questions, you’ll be presented with about34 interactive reference features and asked to rate the value [...]