Fall 1998 1. The reference interview has been the traditional way in which librarians and other information providers have determined what kinds of information users need and the help users require to refine their search objectives. Recent models of service provision and information seeking in LIS research have greatly enriched the process of assessing user needs. Define this model's terms and using ideas from classes and the literature give examples of how the concept of information transfer can enhance library and information services in a type of library which you choose. Unfettered access to information is the hallmark of the information revolution.
Government attempts to restrict access to the Internet mean less value is derived from the network.
The means of organizing information has changed over time and across cultures. Models and theory provide useful frameworks for library and information professionals. The use of metaphor to discuss and describe organization theory suggest that there are no fixed answers to perceiving organizations and describing organization theory. For example, the metaphor of flux and transformation has been used to help make sense of today's organizations. While there is no general consensus as to the paradigm for organization theory, it appears that science, weak and strong, is currently having an impact.