Re: Reference Service to Children

["Veronica Stevenson (mtv)" <vstevens@WLSMAIL.WLS.LIB.NY.US>]

Greetings Fellow Netters,

A couple of months ago I posted a request for information for resources
regarding reference service to children--For those who responded, I truly
appreciated the leads.  Now, I have a few questions that I would like to
offer up for a lively discourse:

       Does reference service to children differ in principle
       and methodology from reference service to adults? Has
       anyone noticed that the professional literature tends
       to treat the work that children's librarians perform as
       remedial? Is it an oxymoron to say "reference service
       to children"?


I would appreciate any comments one has on all or any part of the above.


Sincerely,
Veronica L. C. Stevenson-Moudamane
Mount Vernon Public Library
Mount Vernon, New York  10550
vstevens@wlsmail.wls.lib.ny.us

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