BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Reference
- a statement of facts and opinions concerning the qualifications, skills, capabilities, personal qualities, conduct, and attitudes of a person, usually a job applicant. Employers supplying references have a legal obligation to take reasonable care that the information provided is accurate.
- a statement of facts and opinions concerning the qualifications, skills, capabilities, personal qualities, conduct, and attitudes of a person, usually a job applicant. Employers supplying references have a legal obligation to take reasonable care that the information provided is accurate.
- see Banker’s Reference
Wiktionary Definition for: Reference
- a measurement one can compare to
- information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted
- to refer to, to cite
- Ex:''Reference the dictionary for word meanings.''
Additional Resources
- Sports Reference LLC Launches Hockey-Reference.com with Complete, Easy-to-Use Hockey Stats
- PHILADELPHIA -- Sports Reference LLC today launched its newest historical sports statistics site. Hockey-Reference.com provides statistical information for every player, team, and league at hockey's highest level in Sports Reference's easy-to-use format. It joins the top-rated and popular Sports Reference baseball, football and basketball sites. "We are excited to...
- Research articles 2008-04-17
- LSSI partners with San Jose State University to educate students in virtual reference. (Virtual Reference).
- The School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University (SJSU/SLIS) and Library Systems & Services LSSI, a vendor for virtual reference software and services, have announced a new partnership. SJSU/SLIS will use LSSI's Virtual Reference ToolKit to revamp its reference curriculum and help...
- Research articles 2002-11-01
- Four Steps to Maximizing the Effectiveness of Reference Checks
- The focus of the article is on the importance of reference checks. Different strategies are used for reference checking, one of them is conducting reference checks in-house. Few steps for effective in-house reference checking are explained in the article and states the importance of doing reference checks on job candidates...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Improving Reference Data Quality
- The financial industry is investing substantial money and time in an effort to remove reference data as the prime culprit behind an estimated 45% of trade failures according to a recent Tower Group survey, but are the efforts underway the most effective at dealing with the specific problems reference data...
- White papers 2003-10-07
- OCLC and Information Institute of Syracuse co-sponsor Virtual Reference Desk Conference. (Meetings, Workshops).(2002 Virtual Reference Desk Conference)(Brief Article)
- The OCLC Institute and the Information Institute of Syracuse at Syracuse University are co-sponsoring the 2002 Virtual Reference Desk VRD Conference, Toward a Preferred Future: Charting the Course for Reference, November 10-13, 2002, in Chicago. Initiated in 1999 by the Virtual Reference Desk Project,...
- Research articles 2002-06-01
- Tutor.com's Reference Division announced that Irene Tencinger, a reference librarian at York University's Scott Library, has won the S. S. Green award for the best transcript of a virtual synchronous reference transaction.(People & Places)(Brief Artic
- Tutor.com's Reference Division announced that Irene Tencinger, a reference librarian at York University's Scott Library, has won the S. S. Green award for the best transcript of a virtual synchronous reference transaction. A seven-member international panel of practioners and researchers considered accuracy of the answer, user...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Vance Publishing, Lincolnshire, Ill., announces that it has acquired the agricultural and horticultural product reference and information publications of C&P Press Inc. of New York
- Vance Publishing, Lincolnshire, Ill., announces that it has acquired the agricultural and horticultural product reference and information publications of C&P Press Inc. of New York. C&P Press is most recognized for the Crop Protection Reference also known as the Greenbook. Other properties acquired by Vance include the Turf & Ornamental...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Maximizing The Value Of Reference Data Management Improvement
- Clean, consistent, timely, and efficiently managed reference data lie at the core of every critical securities and asset management process. Any problems with the reference data ripple throughout the enterprise, increasing cost and risk while jeopardizing service reputation. Recognizing this, leading financial services institutions have undertaken reference data management improvement...
- White papers 2004-10-15
- Jump Starting Reference Data Evolution
- Over the past few years an increasing number of financial institutions have acknowledged that the efficiency of their investment processes is largely driven by the quality and timeliness of their reference data. Despite harsh economic conditions, the priority of reference data related projects has risen and the funding for conducting...
- White papers 2004-02-04
- Personal Reference Check
- When contacting a personal reference supplied by a potential employee, it is important to ask the right questions. Presumably, no one is going to give you the name of a person who will provide a negative reference. In light of that fact, it pays to focus the questions asked on...
- Tools & templates 2004-03-01
- Bluetooth getting closer to bull's eye.(Atmel's multichip module and software-reference design for the burgeoning wireless standard)(Company Business and Marketing)
- BLUETOOTH HITS THE OF market with Atmel's Bluetooth multichip-module MCM and software-reference design. An MCM, including the radio, baseband, and flash memory, forms the basis of the reference design, which also includes external discrete compon BLUETOOTH HITS THE OF market with Atmel's Bluetooth ...
- Research articles 1999-11-11
- Nikon Precision Announces Electronic Reference Manuals for Steppers; CD-ROM-Based Rapid Reference Replaces 22 Manuals
- BELMONT, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 30, 1995--Nikon Precision Inc. NPI, the North American subsidiary of Nikon Corporation, announced today a new CD-ROM-based reference tool, Rapid Reference, that gives users paperless access to the advanced operations for Nikon's Model 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 wafer steppers. Containing over 1000 pages of...
- Research articles 1995-06-30
- Cirrus Logic USB-DVR 3.0 Reference Design Converts Analog and Digital Video Into MPEG-2 Video for Instant DVD Burning
- DVD News 10-14-2001 Cirrus Logic USB-DVR 3.0 Reference Design Converts Analog and Digital Video Into MPEG-2 Video for Instant DVD Burning DVD NEWS-14 October 2001-Cirrus Logic USB-DVR 3.0 Reference Design Converts Analog and Digital Video Into DVD News ...
- Research articles 2001-10-14
- Reference design.(DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMS/KITS)
- Vitesse Semiconductor and Apogee Photonics announce a joint reference design that extends 10 Gb/s transceiver performance to an industrial temperature range. The reference design allows customers to deploy high-speed optical links in the most demandi Vitesse Semiconductor and Apogee Photonics announce a joint reference design...
- Research articles 2005-11-01
- Pioneer DVD Drive Selected for Use in TiVo DVD Recorder Reference Design
- DVD News 07-28-2004 Pioneer DVD Drive Selected for Use in TiVo DVD Recorder Reference Design DVD NEWS-28 July 2004-Pioneer DVD Drive Selected for Use in TiVo DVD Recorder Reference Design C1999-2004 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc v DVD...
- Research articles 2004-07-28
- Microtune unveils reference kit.
- Microtune has introduced a Designer's Reference Kit for the Microtuner 2000, the company's single-chip broadband tuner that makes its production release this month. The reference kit will allow engineers to integrate the single-chip receiver into a Microtune has introduced a Designer's Reference Kit for...
- Research articles 1999-09-20
- Reference designs unlikely to simplify phone making. (News).
- The decisions by Nokia Corp. and Microsoft Corp. to pursue reference designs for handsets amount to maneuvers by the telecom giants to make their imitations as convincing as the originals, according to analysts. "Reference designs have b The...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- Rearranged reference helps ADC measure own supply voltage.(design ideas)(Analog-to-Digital Converter )(Brief Article)
- IF YOU USE an ADC to monitor a system's power-supply voltage, you may encounter situations in which the supply voltage exceeds the ADC's reference voltage (Figure 1). However, the ADC's input voltage cannot exceed its reference voltage. You can use IF YOU USE an...
- Research articles 2005-04-28
- Major ASTM Argument Lurks in EPA 'Sub Sim' Reference
- A tiny reference in a U. S EPA regulation threatens to generate a dispute so big it could divide members of ASTM's D02. A Subcommittee - again. Stated simply, the question is whether EPA should update a reference in its "Substantially Similar" rA tiny reference in a U. S EPA...
- Research articles 2006-07-10
- Philips Nexperia DVD+R/+RW Reference Design Powers New DVD Recorders
- DVD News 08-25-2003 Philips Nexperia DVD+R/+RW Reference Design Powers New DVD Recorders DVD NEWS-25 August 2003-Philips Nexperia DVD+R/+RW Reference Design Powers New DVD Recorders C1999-2003 DVD News. Distributed for AM Newswire Inc via M2 DVD News ...
- Research articles 2003-08-25
