Reference Service Quiz- Midterm

The concept of reference service first appeared in which century?

• 16th

• 17th

• 18th

• 19th

The earliest reference service emerged due to which two related ideals?

• Free access and open shelves

• Universal education and public libraries

• Digital literacy and public demand

• Scholarly research and cataloging

Who presented the first paper on reference service in 1876?

• Melvil Dewey

• Samuel Swett Green

• Reuben Guild

• Thomas Galvin

Samuel Green’s paper introduced the idea of:

• Library cataloging

• Personal interaction between librarians and readers

• Interlibrary loan

• Reference by appointment

The first library to open as a true free public library was the:

• Library of Congress

• Boston Public Library

• Bodleian Library

• New York Public Library

Reference service began around what year?

• 1600

• 1750

• 1876

• 1900

The first librarians with the title 'Reference Librarian' were hired by:

• Otis Robinson

• Melvil Dewey

• Samuel Green

• William Poole

Libraries were first seen as an extension of:

• Education

• Publishing

• Business

• Religion

The first published library catalog was released by the Bodleian Library in:

• 1620

• 1720

• 1820

• 1920

The original four functions of the reference librarian identified by Green included all EXCEPT:

• Teaching people how to use the library

• Answering readers’ questions

• Cataloging library materials

• Promoting the library to the community