Reference and information sources and services for children and young adults /

Farmer, Lesley S. J.,

Reference and information sources and services for children and young adults / Lesley S.J. Farmer. - xv, 211 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview -- Sources of Information -- Developing Reference Collections -- Life Cycle of Reference Resources -- Access -- Information Behaviors -- Reference Interactions -- Curating Reference and Information Products -- Legal and Ethical Issues -- The Future of Reference for Children and Teens.

"Here's a book on today's reference sources and services written just for children's and young adult librarians. It includes core reference collections bibliographies targeted to elementary-age children, to middle schoolers, and to teens. Each chapter also includes sidebar exercise and thought experiments, as well as prompts for next action steps"--

9781538163191 9781538163184

2022015276


School libraries--Reference services--United States.
Children's libraries--Reference services--United States.
Young adults' libraries--Reference services--United States.
Libraries--Special collections--Reference sources.
Reference sources--Bibliography.

025.52778 FAR / 020145