Q#1

It involves a communication process between the librarian and the person posing the question.

• Reference process

• Reference transaction

• Reference work

It is where assistance from a librarian is available.

• reference desk

• reference work

• library

• reference books

Who said that the Library was not to answer the questions but to instruct the inquirer in the use of the materials by which he may secure the answer himself?

• William Warner Bishop

• J.C. Dana

• C.M. Winchell

• Melvil Dewey

According to him, Reference Work is not the study itself that is done by the user, but the aid given to a reader in research of any sort.

• William Warner Bishop

• J.C. Dana

• C.M. Winchell

• Melvil Dewey

James Ingersoll Wyer defined this as sympathetic and informed personal aid in interpreting library collections for study and research.

• Reference process

• Reference transaction

• Reference work

He defined reference work as the personal assistance given by the libraries to individual readers in pursuit of information.

• William Warner Bishop

• J.C. Dana

• Samuel Rothstein

• Melvil Dewey

The man who is compelled to do all things to all men; they are the interpreters of the library to the public.

• Reference Cataloger

• Reference Indexer

• Reference librarian

• Reference assistance

It is the task of providing assistance to library users in finding information, answering questions, and otherwise fulfilling users’ information needs.

• Reference work

• Reference transaction

• Reference

• Reference process

In what year did Melvil Dewey use the term "reference librarian?"

• 1883

• 1884

• 1885

• 1886

In this year, public libraries had reference room, materials were on open shelves and reference librarians were ready to provide assistance.

• 1900

• 1901

• 1902

• 1903