Once Upon a Time: Storytelling and its Place in the Teaching of Reference.

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Title: Once Upon a Time: Storytelling and its Place in the Teaching of Reference.
Authors: Roy, Loriene1 (AUTHOR) loriene@ischool.utexas.edu
Source: Reference Librarian. Jul-Sep2016, Vol. 57 Issue 3, p242-246. 5p.
Subject Terms: *Reference librarians, *Library reference services, *Storytelling, Reference interviews (Library science), Privacy
Abstract: The article examines the potential of using stories of reference encounters and narratives in reference classes. It shares 4 stories the author previously used in classes as examples of key concepts or practices and are stories on how to open the reference interview, how to respect a patron's privacy and how to arrive at a patron's true question. These vignettes of stories include assessing whether the patron needs assistance and how to respond in like in respecting privacy.
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Abstract:The article examines the potential of using stories of reference encounters and narratives in reference classes. It shares 4 stories the author previously used in classes as examples of key concepts or practices and are stories on how to open the reference interview, how to respect a patron's privacy and how to arrive at a patron's true question. These vignettes of stories include assessing whether the patron needs assistance and how to respond in like in respecting privacy.
ISSN:02763877
DOI:10.1080/02763877.2016.1129250