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Redefining Tradition. Redesign Your Reference Desk: Get Rid of It! Joyce Meldrem Loras College Lori Mardis Northwest Missouri State University Carolyn Johnson Northwest Missouri State University. Library Setting. Student body Mixed patron needs Medium-sized academic library
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Redefining Tradition Redesign Your Reference Desk: Get Rid of It! Joyce Meldrem Loras College Lori Mardis Northwest Missouri State University Carolyn Johnson Northwest Missouri State University
Library Setting • Student body • Mixed patron needs • Medium-sized academic library • Growing online presence • Reference personnel
Rationale • Decline in reference questions
Rationale • Increase in traditional library instruction • Demand for online library instruction • Increase in use of library web pages
Process • History • Review of literature
Process • Discussion and Analysis • Recommendation and Proposal • Implementation • Marketing
Process • Assessment • Customer Satisfaction Survey • Library Employee Survey • Grapevine
Adapting Services On-call hours
Open-door system Adapting Services
Phone contact list Adapting Services
“Get an Answer” Adapting Services
“Ask a Librarian” Adapting Services
Expanding Services Course-management system library orientation and instruction
Expanding Services Course-management system library orientation and instruction
Expanding Services Course-management system library orientation and instruction
Expanding Services Course-management system library orientation and instruction
Expanding Services 24/7 online learning objects, user guides, tutorials
Expanding Services Online research consultations
Expanding Services Citation assistance and consultations
Expanding Services Citation assistance and consultations
Expanding Services Citation assistance and consultations
More information? joyce.meldrem@loras.edu lmardis@mail.nwmissouri.edu carolyn@mail.nwmissouri.edu Selected photos purchased from Photos.com subscription