Wednesday, April 16, 2003

We Wonder about Wondir Yet another ask-an-expert service, but this one's free and incorporates plenty of interesting ideas and tries to be an easy way to allow people to help each other using the Web. Read more... 8:45:41 PM    comment []

Tuesday, March 11, 2003

Clique of Instant Messagers Expands Into the Workplace Instant messaging, long used by teenagers, is moving into the workplace with an impact that is rivaling rival e-mail and the cellphone. Read this and consider the cultural implications and how they support virtual reference. By Amy Harmon. [New York Times: Technology] 11:06:19 AM    comment [] The Technological Challenges of Digital Reference Written by Jeff Penka, OCLC's QuestionPoint Manager, the article focuses on the need to understand the technical environment within which digital reference occurs, from issues of patron definition and access, to the role of cooperative relationships and networks in meeting the shared needs of librarians and patrons. Mr. Penka provides an overview of today's reference environment along with data and practical examples from services like QuestionPoint, to demonstrate the importance and effect understanding audiences, appropriately using technology and working cooperatively can have for libraries in digital reference. 9:52:41 AM    comment []

Monday, March 10, 2003

New Ways to Untether Travelers Broadband wireless Internet and e-mail services are becoming available on airplanes, in public places and in hotel rooms. By Joe Sharkey. [New York Times: Technology] 10:50:33 AM    comment []

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

Why Virtual Reference Marcia Keyser compiled this discussion from the Dig-Ref listserv in December, 2002. It's a thread based on the Charleston Advisor article, Virtual Reference: Overrated, Inflated, and Not Even Real. [LISNews.com] 5:59:45 PM    comment []

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