Interpreting Library Chat Reference Service Transactions
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Document Type
Article
Source of Publication
Reference Librarian
Publication Date
4-3-2019
Abstract
©, Published with license by Taylor & Francis. © Judith Mavodza. ©, © Judith Mavodza. This paper discusses live chat instances as patron participatory learning interactions in a medium-sized non-Western university library. Widespread and popular in the regional commercial sector, it is not so in local academic libraries whose library websites were visited. Rather, chat is used primarily as a service for general university enquiries. For this paper, library live chat scripts covering a five-year period from February 2013 to February 2018 were examined, a literature review done, and insights derived from those scripts. Findings contribute towards context-specific understanding of university student library use habits.
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ISSN
Publisher
Routledge
Volume
60
Issue
2
First Page
122
Last Page
133
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Keywords
Live chat reference, READ scale, technology acceptance
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Recommended Citation
Mavodza, Judith, "Interpreting Library Chat Reference Service Transactions" (2019). All Works. 2086.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/2086
Indexed in Scopus
yes
Open Access
no