The conceptual evolution of Reference Services: An overview of the literature.

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Haripriya Devi Yendrembam, Prof. Dr. Rajani Knata Barman

Reference service, Reference models, reference works, library services, reference transaction, information transaction.

Statement on the library described as a storehouse of books in the past have been completely changed or evolved with the time and development in the field of information. These changes or development have taken place in all the aspects of a library or a library and information system to be precise. The paper is mainly concentrated on a particular aspect of library service; reference service to understand the changes or development in the core of reference service by analyzing the concepts and definitions from different time periods as discussed by various elite professionals of the field. By analyzing these concepts or definitions one can understand the trends and their requirement of development depending on various factors can be understood. Keywords: Reference service, Reference models, reference works, library services, reference transaction.

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Haripriya Devi Yendrembam & Prof. Dr. Rajani Knata Barman (April-2024). The conceptual evolution of Reference Services: An overview of the literature.. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 9(4), h650-h660. https://doi.org/10.56975/ijnrd.v9i4.219574

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