Vol. 3 No. 1 (2018)
Essays and Opinion Pieces

Offbeat reference requests: When to say yes and how to say no

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  • Jessica Petrey
Jessica Petrey
University of Louisville
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21173/newlibs/4/13

Published 2020-12-21

Keywords

  • Reference services,
  • user research needs

How to Cite

Petrey, J. (2020). Offbeat reference requests: When to say yes and how to say no. Journal of New Librarianship, 3(1), 66–69. https://doi.org/10.21173/newlibs/4/13

Abstract

This essay explores the more unusual requests faculty and students make that are outside the normal scope of reference services.  The author provides a list of considerations deciding to fulfill those requests and suggestions for refusing them.

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