Editors Anderson and Cvetkovic present students, academics, and librarians working in a variety of contexts with a collection of academic essays and articles that together provide a comprehensive guide to the past, present, and future of library reference in an evolving digital and physical landscape. The editors have organized the nine selections that make up the bulk of their text into three parts. The first part is focused on providing an understanding of the history of reference, reference ethics in the twenty-first century, and the digital library user. The second part is focused on reference service trends in academic settings, school libraries, public libraries, and academic arts libraries. The final section is devoted to possibilities in the near future of reference. The editors are both faculty members of Rutgers University. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
