Access Services:

Contents Introduction: The Reference/Technical Services Interaction, Revisited



I. Public Services Perspective
Dual Function Librarianship: What Makes it Work?
RLIN Research Access Project: An Education in User Expectations
How Did We Get Here: Thoughts on the Convergence of Reference and Technical Services
Access vs. Ownership: Changing Roles for Librarians
II. Technical Services Perspective
The Blurring of Divisional Lines Between Technical and Public Services: An Emphasis on Access
On Becoming Team Players
Cataloging for Access
Automation, Barriers and Communication: How an Integrated Library System Changes Public Services-Technical Services Relationships
III. The New Access Services
The Climate of Change: Library Organizational Structures, 1985-1990
From Binomial to Trinomial: The Entrance of Collection Development into the Public/Technical Services Equation
IV. National Library Wide Concerns
Education for the Dual Role Responsibilities of an Access Services Librarian
A United Professional Cadre
From Document Delivery to Information Access: Convergence at the National Level
Special Report: Ranking the Reference Books: Methodologies for Identifying "Key" Reference Sources
Refer Madness: A Sesquilogue
Reference Notes Included