Virtual reference services have increasingly become an integral component of academic libraries, offering researchers and students immediate, remote access to expert assistance. These services utilise ...

The Internet may be the biggest reference tool on the planet, but it's so big that it can be daunting, if not chaotic, to explore. Microsoft Encarta Reference Library 2004 is a lot smaller, of course, ...

The rapid evolution of information and communication technology (ICT) has revolutionized the delivery of library services, establishing digital reference services (DRS) as an essential component of ...

REDMOND, Wash., Sept. 25, 2001 — Microsoft Corp. today launched Encarta® Reference Library 2002, the latest and most comprehensive resource from Encarta, the best-selling reference brand worldwide and ...

An accurate, comprehensive reference sequence library maximizes information gained from environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding of marine fishes. Here, we used a regional checklist and early results ...