Vol. 10(5), pp. 210--218 June, 2022. 

ISSN: 2360-7858

https://doi.org/10.14662/ijalis2022170

 

Full Length Research

 

Abstract

Reference service is referred to as one of the most professional aspects of the librarian’s responsibilities which every prospective librarian must properly grasp. It is a personal assistance provided to users in the pursuit of information, thus, anyone that has need of information no matter the subject, the first port of call should be the reference department of the library. This department has the human and materials resources to provide answers to any information need expressed by the user, while it can provide some information immediately; it could lead the inquirer to the discovery of more detailed information through a variety of tools and techniques that are available in the resources or information centres/libraries. Reference service in academic libraries is of paramount importance in information delivery to users especially when users have questions or queries to ask. Although, the digital age has brought about a lot of significant changes in the information search and quests by the 21st century generation of users, reference service has been modified but not in extinction. Hence, reference service is still an integral part of library services to discharge information verity to students and faculty members. It can therefore be recommended that libraries in the academic world should integrate information and communication technologies (ICT) utilization into reference services which will result to online/virtual reference services for contemporary standard.

 

Keywords: Reference Services, Academic Libraries

 

	Cite This Article As: OLUBIYO, P.O., Jamogha, O. (2022). Reference Services in Academic Libraries: A Review. Inter. J. Acad. Lib. Info. Sci. 10(5):203-209