LIS 503
Reference and Information Services
Fall 2018
Topics
- Information-source evaluation
- Reference interviews
- Information searching
- Virtual reference
- Specialized populations
- Readers advisory
- Information literacy
- Reference-service management
Readings
- Dove, J. G., and Tyckoson, D. A. Reimagining Reference in the 21st Century. Purdue University Press, 2015.
- Bopp, R. E., and Smith, L. C. Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. 4th ed. Libraries Unlimited, 2011.
- Smith and Wong. Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. 5th ed. (Alternative edition listed in syllabus.)
- Cassell, K. A., and Hiremath, U. Reference and Information Services: An Introduction. 3rd ed. Neal-Schuman, 2013. (Title reproduced as printed in syllabus.)
- American Psychological Association. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. 6th ed., 2010.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- LIS 503 LEC-700 / 701: Reference and Information Services · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗2026
- LIS 503 REFERENCE AND INFO SERVICES · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
- LIS 503 A01 Fall 2026 · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
- LIS 503 A01 Fall 2025 · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗2025
- LIS 503 LEC A01 · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗2024
- LIS 503 REFERENCE AND INFO SERVICES · Reading-list link; contents not retrieved ↗
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- Reference and Information Services ↗2018
- Other required readings are supplied through eClass and the university libraries.