The purpose of this paper is to provide evidence of the value of Research Parties, a new model of supplementary reference in a social environment.,A survey of multiple choice and open-ended questions was administered to Research Party participants (n = 43) over the course of three semesters to discover the profiles of the undergraduate students who attended and how they heard about the event and to assess the value of the interaction to the student.,Respondents unanimously agreed that their interactions with librarians at Research Parties were helpful because their information seeking needs, including finding sources, learning how to search databases, gaining clarity into the assignment, writing and citing, were met. Respondents also mentioned attributes of the librarian’s disposition or attitude such as enthusiastic conversation, encouragement and patience. Several students reflected on their own learning process and noted that they would seek help from a librarian again.,The results demonstrate that Research Parties are helpful to undergraduate students and a worthwhile model for academic libraries looking to complement their traditional reference services.,While faculty and administrators have verbally expressed excitement about Research Parties, librarian colleagues have anecdotally reported success instituting this model at their institutions, and students have provided informal positive feedback, this is the first time the model has been evaluated more formally to capture its value.

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确认研究者参考模型

本文的目的是提供证据证明研究方的价值，这是一种在社会环境中补充参考的新模型。对研究方参与者（n = 43）进行了多项选择和开放性问题调查在三个学期的课程中，发现参加活动的本科生的概况以及他们如何了解该事件，并评估与学生的互动价值。受访者一致认为，他们与研究方图书馆员的互动是有帮助的，因为他们满足了寻求信息的需求，包括寻找资源，学习如何搜索数据库，明确分配，写作和引用。受访者还提到了馆员的性格或态度的属性，例如热情的交谈，鼓励和耐心。一些学生对自己的学习过程进行了反思，并指出他们将再次寻求图书馆员的帮助。结果表明，研究团体对本科生很有帮助，而对于希望补充其传统参考咨询服务的大学图书馆来说，这是一个有价值的模式。管理人员口头表达了对研究团体的兴奋之情，图书馆员同事传闻称在其机构中建立该模型取得了成功，学生们也提供了非正式的积极反馈，这是首次对该模型进行更正式的评估以体现其价值。