BRYAN CHRISTIAN J.

Reference and User Services

RACELES MLIS 1-A

DR. NANCY F.
GALBAN
PROFESSOR, LIS203
Very Rev. Lester Joseph R. Plana
RECTOR
Bryan Christian J. Raceles
SCHOOL LIBRARIAN
Quick Tour
 ICMS COMMUNITY
35
👤
30

25
Axis Title

20

15

10

0
SEMINARIANS TEACHERS AND STAFF FLRMATORS
Reference Section
EARTH
CirculationServices & Reference Sect
Reading Areas
Reading Areas Overview
Silent Zone
Collaborative Zone
E-Library
Conference Room
 PREPARED BY:
BRYAN CHRISTIAN J. RACELES
MLIS1
Reference and User Services
BRYAN CHRISITIAN J. RACELES
MLIS 1
REPORTER
At the end of the presentation, each
one of you will be able to:

 Understand the meaning of

reference materials
 know the different types of Objectiv
reference materials.
 understand how to use the es
reference materials.
 distinguish what reference to be
used in conducting a reference
service.
 REFERENCE
SERVICE
establishment of contact between
reader and book by personal service.
Reference interview
WHAT
WHO
WHEN
WHERE
HOW
WHY
 GENERAL
WORDS NAMES, ADDRESSES,
ORGANIZATIONS, INSTITUTIONS
KNOWLEDGE
PLACES

HOW TO DO IT
PROFILES
BOOKS &
OTHER
SOURCES TIMELINES

FACTS &
PERIODICAL
STATISTICS
ARTICLES
Even though the
internet is a great
resource, quick and
relevant information
many times can be
found easier by a
reference materials.
 REFERENCE
MATERIALS

-are sources used to help library

users and librarians to obtain a
specific answer to a certain question
or to indicate other sources to use
during the research process.
GENERAL REFERENCES

1SPECIFIC REFERENCES

2
GENERAL REFERENCES
- contains a broad range of subject
areas.

SPECIFIC REFERENCES
- it’s content is particularly on a
specific area of study.
REFERENCE SECTION
Types of Reference Materials
 DICTIONARIES

- It is the information source that

offers information about words
that includes their meanings,
derivations, spelling,
pronunciation, syllabication, and
usage.
Can be generally UNABRIDGED
ABRIDGED classified as
DICTIONARY DICTIONARY

They are usually smaller and Classification of dictionary

contained the most that tries to include all words
commonly used words. in current usage.
 TYPES OF
DICTIONARY
 They generally contain meaning or definitions of
GENERAL DICTIONARIES
words , pronunciation, syllabication and etc…

It provides history of a certain word from its

HISTORICAL DICTIONARIES
introduction up to present.

It emphasizes the analysis of components of words

ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARIES
and their cognate to other languages.

It provides meanings of a words in a particular subject

SUBJECT DICTIONARIES
CHILDREN’S DICTIONARY
area.
They are basically at home and it is vital tool in
developing and enriching children’s language &
spelling

ELECTRONIC/DIGITAL DICTIONARIES
They exist in a digital form and can be accessed
through different media forms.

They provide meanings and usage of words about fa

FOREIGN LANGUAGE DICTIONARIES
specific foreign language.
 Examples
GENERAL DICTIONARIES
 Examples

ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARIES
 HISTORICAL
DICTIONARIES
 Related Terms

THESAURUS
Contains This is basically an Alphabetical index of
synonymous and alphabetically list of the important words
rather than explaining words with their in a book or the
its meaning. definitions used in a works of an author
particular book. with references to the
phrases and
passages of the text.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
-works containing general
information or systematic
summary of all significant
knowledge on subjects in every
field of knowledge, and they are
usually arranged in alphabetical
order.
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Q:
Is Agricola a drink?

A:
According to Grolier
encyclopedia, “Agricola” was a
roman general who lived A.D
40-93.
 TYPES OF
ENCYCLOPEDIA
GENERAL ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ENCYCLOPEDIA
THE CAMBRIDGE ENCYLOPEDIA

SUBJECT ENCYCLOPEDIA
ENCYLOPEDIA OF LIBRARY SCIENCE
INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ART
POPULAR ADULT AND HIGH SCHOOL ENCYCLOPEDIA

COLLIER ENCYCLOPEDIA
CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULT ENCYCLOPEDIA
FUNK AND WAGNALLS ENCYCLOPEDIA

ONE VOLUME ENCYCLOPEDIA

WORLD BOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA

THE BARNES AND NOBLES

THE CONCISE COLUMBIA ENCYCLOPEDIA
 GENERAL
ENCYCLOPEDIA

PR

MICROPEDIA MACROPEDIA OP
ED
IA
 SUBJECT
ENCYCLOPEDIA
POPULAR ADULT AND HIGH
SCHOOL ENCYCLOPEDIA
DIRECTORIES
- According to ALA glossary of
library terms, this is a list of
persons or organizations
systematically arranged usually
in alphabetical order that
contains addresses, affiliations,
contact information.
CATEGORIES OF
DIRECTORIES
 Probably the most Directory offered by a Directory of any
used directory in the federal, state and city specific organization
entire world. government
LOCAL
or institutions.
GOVERNMENT
DIRECTORIES DIRECTORIES

INSTITUTIONAL PROFESSIONAL
DIRECTORIES
List of professional
DIRECTORIES
It provides mainly a
organization including lists of manufacturer’s
its members. Information.
 BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARIES
- It contain of short articles or
information about people’s lives
whether they are living or dead
and usually they are arranged in
alphabetical order.
 TYPES OF
BIOGRAPHICAL
DICTIONARY
 Its entry are the It concentrates only
people from all Its entry are the on a particular
countries and may be people from particular subjects, occupation,
limited to notable countries, states or or special
public figures. local areas. characteristics.

UNIVERSAL / NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL
 INTERNATIONAL WHO’S WHO
WHO’S WHO WHO’S WHO IN
2020 IN THE
83RD REV. EDITION AUSTRIALIA BIBLE

UNIVERSAL / NATIONAL /
INTERNATIONAL REGIONAL
GEOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
NORTH KOREA

- It provides information
about places including
towns, cities, villages, PHILIPPINES

rivers, mountains and

even lakes.
SINGAPORE

INDONESIA
 TYPES OF
GEOGRAPHICAL
SOURCES
 It contains collection It is a representation of
Reference source
of maps. They provide certain boundaries
Referred to us of direction
of earth and was
information about librarians as especially one for travelers,
tourists generally think
geographical and geographical about a certain of them as on a flat
political changes. dictionaries place surface

ATLASES GAZETTEERS
PHYSICAL ROUTE
MAP MAP

POLITICAL THEMATIC
MAP MAP
 ALMANACS
- It is an annual calendar of
astronomical information and

ALMANACS

FACTS
other data such as miscellany of
useful facts and statistical
information.
HANDBOOKS & MANUALS
HANDBOOKS
- It provides facts, terms or concept
about a certain topic or subject. MANUALS

MANUALS
- They provide detailed instructions
about a particular subject.
CHRONOLOGIES & YEARBOOKS
- Chronologies provides a
narrative form to present
historical facts.

- Yearbooks offers facts and

statistics for a single year and
they are may be published
annually.
GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- Is any publication that is
printed at government
expense or published by
authority of a certain
government body.
INDEXES & ABSTRACTS
- Indexes provides an access
point while abstracts tend to
be more descriptive.
- They lead library clients to
additional source of
periodical articles.
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
____________________
 BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Derived from Greek words
“BIBLION”- a book
“GRAPHEIN”-to write
- It is a systematic description of
books, manuscripts and other
publication as to authorship, title,
edition, subject and their enumeration
and arrangement into lists of
purposes of information.
Major types of bibliographies
ANALYTICAL SYSTEMATIC/
OR CRITICAL ENUMERATIVE

Study if books as physical It is the process of listing of

objects books into a logical and
useful arrangement.
 BRANCHES OF
SYSTEMATIC OR
ENUMERATIVE
BIBLIOGRPHIES
 Listings of any materials Listing of all books and
published in a particular
other
country. It may also cover Bibliographies are Listing of bibliographies
the works about the country documents
produced by large recorded in a within
or in the language of a
country regardless of the
publishing company or systematic order or a certain
place of publication. commercial organization arrangement. subject.
NATIONAL TRABE
BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY
ONLINE/INTERNET
REFERENCE
- These are the
references which are
accessible with the
help of a stable
internet connection.
An important study found that
reference librarians “seem to regard
the internet as an external resource
that users can search independently
but not as a full-fledged reference tool
for which reference librarians have a
responsibility to help users search and
evaluate.
ROSS & NILSEN 2000
As of today, 99% of public libraries
and a little of 90% of school media
center have access to the internet.
ALA FACT SHEET 26

Some 80% of ages 18-24 uses the

internet on a regular basis.
GENERATIONAL MEDIA STUDY
 FIVE
STEPS TO
SUCCESSFUL
INTERNET
REFERENCE
 ASK YOURSELF,
IS THE INTERNET

1
THE RIGHT
MEDIUM?
 SELECT THE
RIGHT INTERNET
TOOL
2
 CONSTRUCT
THE RIGHT
SEARCH TERMS
3
USE THE RIGHT
SEARCH
OPERATORS
4
EVALUATE THE
SEARCH
RESULTS
5
 What makes them
different from other
resources?
 Reference materials can be a great place to start your
research because they provide quick, authoritative
introductions to a certain topic. They offer summarized,
factual information in a clear and organized way.
 Hi! I am MLISA
Library Online Reference Assistant
Hi MLIS.A!
encyclopedia
It will answer the questions about a
everything (i.e. general knowledge)
Hi MLIS.A!
 atlas
It will answer the questions about a
geography, countries and travel.
DICTIONARY
It will answer the questions about a
certain word.
Hi MLIS.A!
 almanac
It will answer the questions about
astronomical information and other data..
Hi MLIS.A!
 thesaurus
It will answer the questions about the
right shading of synonyms & antonyms.
Hi MLIS.A!
 atlas
It will answer the questions about a
geography, countries and travel.
 Advances in computing
technology, the rise of the internet,
the advent of Wikipedia and the
popularity of social networking have
led to irrevocable paradigm shift in
the work of library and information
science professionals.
 Conclusion
Reference materials will remain vital in the age of electronic
resources. They represent an organized and consistent way to
present information about a specific query. Though this same
information can be found piece by piece on the internet, a
reference materials will always be a provider a way to compare
and contrast the information collected from many sources.
 References
BOOK:
Cassell, K. A. & Hiremath, U. (2011). Reference and information services in the 21 century
(Second Revised Edition).

ONLINE REFERENCES
retrieved from:
https://
www.encyclopedia.com/media/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/reference-se
rvices-and-information-access
https://cloud.lib.wfu.edu/blog/research-like-a-librarian/reference-resources/

ADDITIONAL REFERENCE: