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October 17, 2019 • 16:05 pm 0 points
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According to S.R. Ranganathan, reference service providing using a chain of books, periodicals and other materials is called as

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    Dr. S. R. Ranganathan identified two aspects of reference work – Ready reference service and Long range reference service.
    (i) Ready Reference Service : Most of the ready reference services are of the nature of fact finding types that can be finished in a very short time – in a moment if possible. The librarian generally uses reference book for providing such kind of services. The need of ready reference services arises from the fact of the complex nature of a reference book, its artificiality, and arrangement of information. The eminent person, foreign dignitaries or scholars generally approach for such type of services. Sometimes some regular customers also need the fact finding reference service because of shortage of time on their part.
    (ii) Long Range Reference Service : The long range Reference Service is based on consulting every possible source of information to arrive at the required information; as such, it is not possible to render this type of service immediately. The time needed may range from half an hour to weeks. The search in the long range reference service starts at the reference books and then goes to the ordinary books, pamphlets, reports, articles in periodicals, etc. If the information is not available in the library then the search can even go to other local libraries and occasionally to the other libraries in the country. The long range reference service provided today can become the ready reference service tomorrow, as by this time the reference librarian will be able to locate the material quickly from his past experience. Slowly, the scope of long range reference service started expanding. Now bibliographical service, referral service, translation service, etc. are considered long range reference services.

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