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Indexing Scholarly Reference: Helping Researchers do Less

Indexing Scholarly Reference: Helping Researchers do Less

Eric Calaluca
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781613503089|ISBN10: 1613503083|EISBN13: 9781613503096
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch014
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Calaluca, Eric. "Indexing Scholarly Reference: Helping Researchers do Less." E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts, edited by Sue Polanka, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 148-163. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch014

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Calaluca, E. (2012). Indexing Scholarly Reference: Helping Researchers do Less. In S. Polanka (Ed.), E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts (pp. 148-163). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch014

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Calaluca, Eric. "Indexing Scholarly Reference: Helping Researchers do Less." In E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts, edited by Sue Polanka, 148-163. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-308-9.ch014

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Abstract

The diminished interaction between novice or non-specialist researcher and trained librarian has its root case as much in increased financial pressures on libraries as it does with the simultaneous promotion of single search discovery systems being developed for academic and public libraries systems. Nevertheless, the historical context of the role of specialist finding aids in research, and additionally, the renewed appreciation for the value of specialized subject encyclopedias to facilitate solid research, can provide needed context. The application of new technologies to unlock and apply the content of specialized encyclopedias offers a familiar, yet newly-configured approach to discovery and scholarly search. Rather than exposing the novice to an increasing amount of materials they may not be ready to absorb, a renewed attention to this genre within libraries holds the promise of allowing researchers to actually achieve more by researching less.

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