Includes bibliographical references.

What is common about learning commons? : a look at the reference desk in this changing environment / Tim Daniels, Caroline Cason Barratt -- Personalizing the library via research consultations / Iris Jastram and Ann Zawistoski -- Reaching beyond the walls of the library / Brenda L. Johnson and Laurie A. Alexander -- Solution focused reference : counselor librarianship revisited / Ross T. LaBaugh -- Embedded library, embedded librarian : strategies for providing reference services in online courseware / Meredith G. Farkas -- The IM cometh : the future of chat reference / Stephen Francoeur -- Friending our users : social networking and reference services / Cliff Landis -- Preemptive reference : coming out from behind the desk / Brian S. Mathews -- Wikis and collaborative reference services / John Russell -- Get in the game : adapting library services to the needs of gamers / Chad Boeninger -- From desk to Web : creating safety nets in the online library / Jerilyn Veldof -- Be you, be unique : how to create competitive reference services by being strategically different / Jill S. Stover -- Expanding patron services : effectively managing, training, and implementing new reference services / Jennifer Ander and Connie Strittmatter.