REFERENCE 101An Academic Perspective: Humbled in the Midst of Librarians on the Front Lines

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REFERENCE 101-An Academic Perspective Humbled in
the Midst of Librarians on the Front Lines

• Vickie Mix, Documents Librarian
• South Dakota State University
• SDLA October 19, 2007

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The Reference Interview

• Open the interview
• Negotiate the question
• Search for information
• Communicate the information to the user
• Close the interview
• Bopp Smith, Reference and Information Services
  An Introduction, 3rd ed.

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State Library Databases

• Remote Users Databases
• Getting a State Library Card
• Kids Teens Pages
• State Library For Librarians
• State Library Training Opportunities
• Minitex Training Opportunities
• State Library http//www.sdstatelibrary.com
• Minitex http//www.minitex.umn.edu/events

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Internet Search Engines Directories

• Google and more Google Books News Government
  Scholar Images Videos Maps http//google.com
• Advanced Search Strategies
• Yahoo! Reference http//dir.yahoo.com/Reference/
• USA.GOV http//usa.gov

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Government Information

• USA.gov official search engine for United States
  Government Information http//www.usa.gov
  http//www.usa.gov/About/ask_government_psa.shtml
  
• GPO Access
• Core documents of the democracy
• Bills and laws
• Congressional, Executive, and Judicial Federal
  wide databases and search engines
  http//www.gpoaccess.gov
• SDSU Guide to Government Information
  http//lib.sdstate.edu/lib24/govinfo.html

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State Government

• State of South Dakota http//www.state.sd.us
• SD Legislative Research Council
  http//legis.state.sd.us/index.aspx
• SoDakLive http//www.sodaklive.com

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Family History

• Internet Public Library http//www.ipl.org/div/pf/
  entry/48476
• SD Birth Records Search Site http//apps.sd.gov/ap
  plications/PH14Over100BirthRec/index.asp
• South Dakota State Historical Society
  http//www.sdhistory.org/
• USGenWeb Project http//www.usgenweb.org/research/
  index.shtml
• U.S. National Archives http//www.archives.gov/gen
  ealogy/

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Internet Libraries and Subject Sites

• IPL-Internet Public Library offers a directory of
  general reference and subjects http//www.ipl.org/
  
• Internet Archive archives texts, audio, moving
  images, and software as well as archived web
  pages http//www.archive.org/index.php
• Library of Congress Digital Collections American
  Memory Folklife Music/Theater/Dance Veterans
  History Thomas Minerva Historical Newspapers,
  etc. http//www.loc.gov/library/libarch-digital.ht
  ml

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More Internet Libraries and Subject Sites

• ALA/Reference and User Services Association Best
  Free Reference Research Sites 1996-2006
  http//www.ala.org/ala/rusa/rusaourassoc/rusasecti
  ons/mars/marspubs/MARSBESTIndex.htm
• Librarians Index to the Internet
  http//www.lii.org/
• Kelly Blue Book Vehicle Values http//www.kbb.com/
  

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Subjects

• Consumer and Medicine http//lib.sdstate.edu/lib24
  /govconsumer.html
• Census http//www.census.gov
• Children, Students and Parents http//lib.sdstate.
  edu/lib24/govkids.html
• Education http//lib.sdstate.edu/lib24/goveducate.
  html
• Law http//lib.sdstate.edu/lib24/govlegal.html
• Maps http//lib.sdstate.edu/lib24/govmaps.html
• Statistics http//lib.sdstate.edu/lib24/govstats.h
  tml

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Essential Print from Ohio Library Council
Reference Excellence

• Auto Repair Manual
• Consumer Information
• Family Medical Guide
• General Almanac
• General encyclopedia
• Local and Regional telephone directories
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• Road Atlas
• Statistical Abstract
• Unabridged Dictionary
• Additional suggestions from Ohio Excellence
  Reference
• Essential http//www.olc.org/ore/5essential.htm
  
• Recommended http//www.olc.org/ore/5recommended.h
  tm

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Professional Resources

• BookRags http//www.bookrags.com
• Kovacs Consulting Surveys http//kovacs.com
• Loganberry Books-Stump the Bookseller
  http//loganberrybooks.com/stump.html
• National Network of Libraries of Medicine Public
  Libraries and Community Partners
  http//nnlm.gov/outreach/community/
• ResourceShelf.com http//www.resourceshelf.com
• WebJunction http//webjunction.org/do/Home
• Librarians Toolkit http//sdstatelibrary.com/forli
  brarians/4librarians.htm

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In Closing

• There are tremendous free reference resources on
  the Internet
• Some resources are easier to find than others
  with standard search engines and directories
• Subject guides and pathfinders can help mine the
  deep Web
• State Library subscriptions enhance library
  reference resources

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If All Else Fails

• LAUGHHA HAHA HA
• CRYBOO HOOBOO HOO
• Take a vacation
• Change vocation
• Become an administrator
• OR Try the Warrior Librarian Toolkit
• http//www.warriorlibrarian.com/LIBLAUGHS/toolkit.
  html

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Go Forth to Serve and Inform

• May your reference be more than 60 satisfying
• May the questions intrigue you
• May your patrons be pleasant
• May your budget never be cut
• May we all share our passion for libraries again
  and again and again