Culture and Competencies: A Multi-Country Examination of Reference Service Competencies

Reference librarians have the opportunity to interact with patrons and colleagues of many different backgrounds, languages, and cultures as a result of our increasingly interconnected and peripatetic world. In order to provide the best possible service to these varied communities, reference libraria...

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Matična publikacija: LIBRI
63 (2013), 1 ; str. 33-46
Glavni autori: Saunders, Laura (-), Kurbanoglu, Serap (Author), Wilkins Jordan, Mary, Boustany, Joumana, Chawner. Branda Filas, Matylda, Haddrow, Gaby, van Helvoort, Jos Kakouri, Mersini, Landøy, Ane, Minch, Karolina, Oliver, Gillian, Polydoratou, Panayiota, Repanovici, Angela, Sanchez Vanderkast, Egbert J., Todorova, Tania, Virkus, Sirje, Wolodko, Anna, Živković, Daniela, Hebrang Grgić, Ivana
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
Online pristup: http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/libr.2013.63.issue-1/libri-2013-0003/libri-2013-0003.xml?format=INT
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