Comparing Virtual Reference Exit Survey Results and Transcript Analysis: A Model for Service Evaluation.

This study uses virtual reference transcripts for which patrons completed exit surveys to seek any correlations between user and librarian satisfaction within virtual reference transactions. By analyzing transcripts with a focus on three elements-technology performance, preferred reference practices...

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Publicado en:Public Services Quarterly Vol. 2; no. 2-3; pp. 85 - 106
Autores principales: Smyth, Joanne B., MacKenzie, James C.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2006
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          Coordinator for Distance Education and LIVE Online Reference Service, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) Libraries, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 5H5.
          Information Services Librarian, Harriet Irving Library, University of New Brunswick (Fredericton) Libraries, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, E3B 5H5.
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