From: "Gamboa, Camille" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 23:07:31 +0000 *Apologies for cross postings* Earlier this week, a new white paper was released titled "The State of Reference Collections" by Elisabeth Leonard, Executive Market Research Manager at SAGE and Former Reference Librarian. Leonard conducted the study using a combination of a survey (n = 482), several focus groups, and interviews. Her article explores how the definition of reference is changing, in part because reference resources now look and feel like other information sources and because other information resources perform the traditional purpose of reference - answering research questions. Read the full paper here: http://ow.ly/yeXik Those attending the ALA Annual Meeting are invited to join Elisabeth for a special in-booth presentation of the white paper results on Sunday, June 29 at 11am in the SAGE Booth #743. Light breakfast will be served. To RSVP, email [log in to unmask] Thank you, Camille Gamboa SAGE [log in to unmask]