![handle is hein.journals/lgrefsq19 and id is 1 raw text is: Introduction-
Facing Library Problems:
Solutions for the Millennium
John D. Edwards
Librarians attempt to solve a variety of problems each day in the
face of an increasingly complex workplace. The impetus for this work
was to create a sourcebook for some of the key issues librarians must
address. Questions posted to listservs often include the type of ques-
tion this compendium will answer, such as Has anyone ever dealt
with _ ? A review of the topics covered here should indicate that
the blank can be filled with one of a dozen different possible subjects.
The issues covered in this compilation will provide librarians with a
very practical guide for coping with rapidly changing technology and
increasing demands for services.
The authors cover a range of topics dealing with the day-to-day
issues facing librarians, including: technological competencies, prob-
lem patrons and security, reference responsibilities, web resources for
teaching, reference desk instruction, library tours, electronic resources
for patrons, technology in reference, drafting enforceable rules, avoid-
John D. Edwards is Director of the Law Library and Professor of Law at Drake
University Law Library, Des Moines, IA 50311-4505 (E-mail: John.Edwards@
drake.edu). Professor Edwards also holds the titles of Executive Director of Legal
Research and Writing and Director of Information Technology.
Special thanks for helping complete this work go to Associate Editor Beth Ann
Edwards, Administrative Assistant Ruth Terrell, and Research Assistant Jill Beaird.
[Haworth co-indexing entry note]: Introduction-Facing Library Problems: Solutions for the Millen-
nium. Edwards, John D. Co-published simultaneously in Legal Reference Services Quarterly (The Ha-
worth Information Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc.) Vol. 19, No. 1/2, 2001, pp. 1-4; and:
Emerging Solutions in Reference Services: Implications for Libraries in the New Millennium (ed: John D.
Edwards) The Haworth Information Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press, Inc., 2001, pp. 1-4. Single or
multiple copies of this article are available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service
[1-800-342 9678, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (EST). E-mail address: getinfo@haworthpressinc.com].
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