TY - JOUR
AU1 - Michael M. Smith
AU2 - Barbara A. Pietraszewski
AB - While many academic libraries are reporting fewer reference interactions, gate counts are not dropping at the same rate. To many students, asking questions is taking a risk that they will appear unknowledgeable. Librarians have branched out to find new ways to communicate with these students. This article describes the creation and testing of a roving reference strategy at the Texas A&M University Libraries that sought to re‐establish the face‐to‐face element by going directly to the student. Tablet PC technology was evaluated and utilized as a means to equip the librarians with the necessary electronic access as they roved in student study areas.
TI - Enabling the roving reference librarian: wireless access with tablet PCs
JF - Reference Services Review
DO - 10.1108/00907320410553650
DA - 2004-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/emerald-publishing/enabling-the-roving-reference-librarian-wireless-access-with-tablet-aseiVDwfRX
SP - 249
EP - 255
VL - 32
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve