The Foundations of Reference Services
Theme 1 Blog Post: The Foundation of Reference Services As I read and processed new concepts and learnings in this first part of the course readings, it cemented for me the importance of comprehensive and effective reference services in relation to student achievement. (Retrieved from Google Image) Reference service is defined as “the ability to translate student questions into terms that can be understood by aligning them with proper resources, Reidling; 2013, p. 4” Many TLs do this by directing students to the various reference sources available to students and staff alike. One reference resource is the online databases, which many school districts have purchased. In my discussion with my school TL, he has stated that the online databases are not used very much at all. He has observed that students would simply Google their topic of research and don’t go much beyond that in their research. The question that comes to mind...