Reflections on Malpractice of Reference Librarians

Explores the legal ramifications of malpractice among librarians and the possible impact on services due to fear of being sued. Topics include identification of potential malpractice areas; cooperative electronic reference services; use of reference standards; insurance; contract; disclaimer; updati...

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Published inPublic libraries Vol. 33; no. 6; p. 305
Main Author Wan, Ronglin
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1994
Subjects
Computer Networks
Contracts
Court Litigation
Disclaimers
Examples
Insurance
Internet
Interviews
Legal Problems
Legal Responsibility
Librarian Attitudes
Librarians
Library Collections
Library Material Selection
Malpractice
Prevention
Public Libraries
Reference Services
Risk
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Summary:Explores the legal ramifications of malpractice among librarians and the possible impact on services due to fear of being sued. Topics include identification of potential malpractice areas; cooperative electronic reference services; use of reference standards; insurance; contract; disclaimer; updating library collections; using Internet resources; and conducting thorough reference interviews. (35 references) (KRN)
ISSN:0163-5506