"How Do I Find It?" -- The Data Reference Interview
Introduction
The data reference interview
I. What we can learn from traditional library reference theory
II. The search for data
A few final points
Part I
Information-seeking
Information-seeking characteristics
Traditional libraries:
Data reference and the traditional library
Reference similarities
Typical reference topics
The negotiation process
The importance of language
The most significant features of information -seeking
The preference for human assistance
A holistic approach
The problem environment
Part II
What are data?
When the user walks in:
The research process
The data reference interview -- in general
The data reference inteview -- in general
The data reference interview -- broken down
Jacobs’ Levels of Service
Levels of Reference Data Services
The Ten Commandments
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