id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-14564 Arthur, Gwen Peer Coaching in a University Reference Department 1990-07-01 7 .pdf application/pdf 3796 219 54 5 We at Temple recognized that coaching might be useful to our reference staff, not only assisting them in their transfer of new skills or information to on-the-job sit- uations, but also providing them with support for fine-tuning and maintaining positive reference desk behaviors. The process also gave them a chance to observe patron reaction to different types of communication styles First Session: Session leaders stress nature of the program: it focuses on (1) learning about and using positive reference desk behaviors (2) coaching each other in order to maintain them. cache/crl-14564.pdf txt/crl-14564.txt