
Academic Journal
Q2Reference Librarian
About Reference Librarian
Reference Librarian is a scholarly journal published by Routledge. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.43 and H-index of 27.
Coverage: 1982-2025. Research categories: Library and Information Sciences (Q2).
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Topics in published research
Library Science and Information Literacy; Web and Library Services; Library Science and Administration; Library Collection Development and Digital Resources; Library Science and Information Systems; Online and Blended Learning.
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Recent Research Articles
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When there’s no space to specialize: Embedding Research Mentors to increase instruction capacity
Jenna Pitera, Lindsay Bush
2026-09-19 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2727515Developing asynchronous and flipped classroom information literacy instruction materials during lean times using a pedagogy of care
Maria A. Barca
2026-09-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2725955Weathering the storm: A case study in managing staffing challenges
A. Garrison Libby, Catherine Tingelstad, Ryan Harris
2026-08-12 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2716246Designing digital literacy tutorials for education preparation programs
Michelle Shea
2026-08-10 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2714868Beyond reference: How staffing shortages shaped a new liaison model
Patricia Fiorillo, Audri Pabustan
2026-07-22 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2707589A comprehensive framework for peer research instruction in a post-reference desk library
Collin Stephenson, Leyla Bunster
2026-07-06 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2697773Navigating accessibility in the digital library
Mariette Largess, Christina Lunsmann, Colleen Quinn, N. Renee Brown et al.
2026-07-03 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2699301Self-determination theory and faculty development: Understanding motivations for participation
Melissa Bowles-Terry, Karen Sobel
2026-07-03 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2711283Preparing for the future: Cataloguing and classification in the age of artificial intelligence among librarians in Eswatini
Vusi Tsabedze
2026-07-03 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2692337Institutionally engineered information poverty: A structural analysis of library services and juvenile rehabilitation in Tanzania
Gladness Kotoroi, Seraphina Bakta
2026-07-03 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2026.2692336Afterthought or asset? Integrating FAQs into the reference ecosystem by applying RUSA guidelines
Carling Spinney, Maggie Gordon
2026-04-03 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2604042Restructuring a systematic review workshop series to meet changing campus needs
Margaret Bates
2026-04-03 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2600923Negotiating discomfort: Learning from teaching library instruction in unfamiliar contexts
Margaret Bates, Sara Maurice Whitver
2026-01-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2583122Assessing reference services training through student staff satisfaction
Tracy Zahradnik, Angela Henshilwood, Marcellin Tran
2026-01-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2570154Strengthening research support: Scholarly communication training for liaison librarians
Elaine Walker, Karleigh Riesen
2026-01-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2570916From overwhelmed to overjoyed: Listening and learning from neurodivergent students
Rachael Elrod
2026-01-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2570155User reactions to public library social media posts: Implications for community engagement and outreach
Gordon Amidu
2026-01-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2553349Is TikTok the new Google? How college students use TikTok to search for information
Elizabeth Brookbank
2026-01-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2554874Research support for early career librarians: Creating opportunity for scholarship
Karleigh Riesen
2025-10-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2554873Information literacy as resistance: Confronting inequity through critical pedagogy
Katherine A. LaFlamme
2025-10-02 · DOI: 10.1080/02763877.2025.2553234Reviews
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