IS 531: A Few Final Questions

1. What, if anything, is different about reference work in the social sciences?
2. Which social science would be easiest to work with? The most difficulty? Why?
3. Which social sciences would seem to be the most popular? The least popular?
4. How useful are the general reference sources for social science reference?
5. Of the several categories or types of reference material, are there one or two that seem to be especially useful for social science reference work?
6. How likely is it that you would use on-line databases for social science reference work?
7. How useful are WWW sites for social science reference work? When would you use them?
8. How useful are traditional hard copy reference tools for social science reference? When would you use them?
9. If most reference questions are answered by going to the right location in the reference shelves and retrieving a few likely titles, what is so difficult about reference work? Why should an MS degree be required to be a reference librarian?

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