The Nature of Reference Librarianship.

Abstract

Time has placed a restraint on one's bold ness. Previously, one would have entitled this article, Theory of . . . , rather than the more generic approach that has been taken. Theory development has never been really a focal point for discussion among reference librarians. One has only to review the litera ture to derive the same conclusion. With the exception of efforts from such individuals as James Wyer or Samuel Rothstein, the litera ture is generally devoid of discussions on ref erence theory. The author also has attempted to shatter this void by offering, what at the time, seemed to be rather provocative discus sions of theory structuring. In retrospect they look rather weak.

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