 Roving Reference  E-Books and Mobile devices  LibraryThing w While Reference Desks offer a permanent location for patrons to find a librarian, Roving Reference Librarians help those not inclined to approach the desk. Those patrons are the Anxious Patron and the Millennial Patron

 Who are the Anxious? › Embarrassed › Worried › “Strange burden of shame”  Barriers for patrons with library anxiety › Physical › Mechanical › Emotional  Roving librarians break down these barriers › Studies show….

 Who are Millennials?  Special  Team Oriented  Nomadic  Technology Veterans  How do Roving librarians help Millennials? › Roving allows librarians to customize information seeking experience to the patron › Helps patrons find reliable and accurate information › Millennials like teamwork, so a librarian fills that need › Librarians can be available via chat, text, and other sources.

 What is it?  How does it help the reference Librarian help the library patron? › Information can be found instantly and in one place › Rarely used books can be digitized, thus opening up shelf space and keeping the information available › Good instructional tool for librarian to use for teaching about reference technology skills › Can be used in conjunction with physical materials › Allows patrons to be self-sufficient › Patrons can access information from home

 "Mobile devices are fast becoming the medium of choice for access to information for many people. Red Laser's innovative app for the iPhone puts information from thousands of libraries at the user's fingertips." Mike Teets, Vice President, OCLC Enterprise Architecture(Murphy 2010). › e=related e=related  Many apps are already available › library-reference-apps-for-smartphones/ library-reference-apps-for-smartphones/  An example of how Librarians are helping Patrons already ›

 What is it? › LibraryThing is a social cataloging web application for storing and sharing personal library catalogs and book lists. › Based in Portland, Maine, LibraryThing was developed by Tim Spalding and went live on August 29, As of September 2009 it has 920,000 users and nearly 45 million books catalogued.  What does it do? › Keep track of books you own, you’ve read, you want to read › Catalog your books with information imported from over 680 libraries, including the Library of Congress, the British Library, and other renowned libraries. › Tag books (and use other’s tags)

 What else? › Post and read reviews by other thingamabrarians (users) › Get recommendations for books via the “suggester” feature › Share on the forum › Participate in the Early Reviewers program › See what your friends are reading  How will this help the reference librarian help the library patron? › Resource for book recommendations and reviews › Forum can put patron in contact with readers who can answer any questions

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