Open AccessReaders’ Advisory: Trends and Directions in RA Education
Author(s) -
Stephanie Anderson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
reference and user services quarterly/reference and user services quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 2163-5242
pISSN - 1094-9054
DOI - 10.5860/rusq.55n3.203
Subject(s) - advisory committee , foundation (evidence) , value (mathematics) , public relations , column (typography) , management , sociology , library science , political science , public administration , engineering , law , computer science , telecommunications , economics , machine learning , frame (networking)
The last two issues of the Readers’ Advisory (RA) column have featured thoughtful, though somewhat different, views of the future of services to readers in public libraries. Duncan Smith and Bill Crowley share an understanding of the value and importance of RA services, if disagreeing on the steps to ensure the continued success of those services. Here, Stephanie Anderson looks at a topic that lays the foundation for the future of RA practice: RA education.—Editor