Open AccessWhy IM Me? I’m Right Here!
Author(s) -
Sara Marcus
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
education libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2376-8711
pISSN - 0148-1061
DOI - 10.26443/el.v30i2.240
Subject(s) - kinesthetic learning , intrapersonal communication , learning styles , interpersonal communication , psychology , context (archaeology) , empirical research , service (business) , social psychology , pedagogy , geography , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , economy , economics
Although the relationship between styles of learning and reference service has been taken for granted within the profession, there has been little empirical research that directly links individual learning styles to optimal reference behaviors. This paper is a call for such research, and illustrates the importance of understanding the relationship between individual learning styles and reference service by discussing five of Gardner’s styles of learning that are especially important within the reference service context – kinesthetic, visual, auditory, intrapersonal, and interpersonal.