
Reference and information services has always been the main component of library information Service. Reference services provide personal assistance to information users in searching, accessing and use of information resources to meet their needs. This paper discusses the new approaches to real-time reference services and the role of librarians explaining that “The real-time reference service is a service by which a library reference service is conducted online or using any social media platform. The models and various aspects attached to real-time reference were also highlighted including email and web forms, Ask A services, online chat reference, video conferencing, GoToMeeting apps, Blue jean, Zoom, digital robots, and collaborative real-time reference. The real-time reference is a new powerful method for delivering reference services to serve the users. With the help of digital technology and e-resources, reference librarian fulfill the needs of the users. The paper concluded that librarians should accept innovation to discharge their service or the situation would force them to accept it
REAL-TIME REFERENCE SERVICES AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS, REAL-TIME REFERENCE SERVICES AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS, Maryam Bashir Aminu & Hauwa Ibrahim, Maryam Bashir Aminu & Hauwa Ibrahim, Deepak Kumar Shrivastava,, Hamza Ukashatu Musa
REAL-TIME REFERENCE SERVICES AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS, REAL-TIME REFERENCE SERVICES AND THE ROLE OF LIBRARIANS, Maryam Bashir Aminu & Hauwa Ibrahim, Maryam Bashir Aminu & Hauwa Ibrahim, Deepak Kumar Shrivastava,, Hamza Ukashatu Musa
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