... Yes... and how well something works is also a function of what it costs you in the first place. Something very low-cost, low-overhead that gets occasional...
K.G. Schneider
kgs@...
Dec 1, 2004 4:45 pm
10317
Karen asked me to elaborate on the Baym study of first-year students and the use of IM. Again, I am oversimplifying, so let me back-track. The research...
Walter, Scott
slwalter@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:10 pm
10318
Hello: National Public Radio "Morning Edition" is running an interesting series called "Digital Generations" this week. You might want to listen in tomorrow...
Morris, Sharon
sharon.morris@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:10 pm
10319
I will be out of the office starting 12/01/2004 and will not return until 12/04/2004. If you require more immediate assistance, please contact AskUs!, our...
Elise C. Cole
ECole@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:37 pm
10320
Hi all - Has anyone out there come across a short, pithy article that either directly or indirectly responds to the issues raised by Steve Coffman and Linda...
Deborah Hutchison
deborhut@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:41 pm
10321
(Apologies for cross-postings) This is a REMINDER notice regarding our vendor management study. If you have already participated, we thank you. The survey...
Karen Wilson
kwilson@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:57 pm
10322
A student came by the reference desk this morning. He was inquiring about the procedure for getting a dissertation from another institution. I showed him the...
George Porter
george@...
Dec 1, 2004 5:58 pm
10323
The Hekman Library of Calvin College and Calvin Theological Seminary seeks a highly motivated and energetic librarian to work within a team that provides ...
Glenn Remelts
Remelt@...
Dec 1, 2004 7:18 pm
10324
Caltech's mandatory electronic dissertation requirement has not undermined our relationship with Dissertation Abstracts. The faculty were interested whether...
George Porter
george@...
Dec 1, 2004 8:28 pm
10325
A colleague and I were just talking about the possible impact of putting local dissertations into our repository. But I'm wondering about how that affects...
Harmon, Joseph C
jharmon@...
Dec 1, 2004 8:28 pm
10326
... As with Google Scholar, we'll inevitably see situations where people get routed to a pay-per-view site for an item that they could find elsewhere for free....
Thomas Dowling
tdowling@...
Dec 1, 2004 8:34 pm
10327
I found an example earlier today-- a thesis from North Carolina State University's Digital Collection listed for $31.95 at: http://www.stormingmedia.us/ Mark...
McCullough, Mark G
mark.mccullough@...
Dec 1, 2004 9:25 pm
10328
Deborah Hutchison asked: "Has anyone out there come across a short, pithy article that either directly or indirectly responds to the issues raised by Steve...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Dec 1, 2004 10:43 pm
10329
Hi Bernie, Tell me, what would you define as "successful?" and "unsuccessful?" Susan Williams Coordinator of Virtual Reference Las Vegas Clark County Library...
Williams Susan D
williamssd@...
Dec 1, 2004 10:43 pm
10330
Good question! I knew someone would ask!! I don't have a set definition of "success" in VR. In one respect you might say it's in the eye of the beholder. I'd ...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Dec 1, 2004 10:43 pm
10331
This may not be short, but it's got dozens of good examples of virtual reference doing what it does best. It was published as a lisnews.com article at ...
Marcia Keyser
marcia.keyser@...
Dec 1, 2004 10:56 pm
10332
I think your "eye of the beholder" analogy is good. There are all kinds of factors, sometimes it can just be good PR by showing your responsive to patron...
Anna Yackle
ayackle@...
Dec 1, 2004 11:06 pm
10333
I am working the reference desk tonight until 9:30 PM Eastern time. I have had 5 IMs in the last half hour. All of these were good questions such as "How do...
Drew, Bill
drewwe@...
Dec 2, 2004 1:33 am
10334
My coworker and I are doing a very brief in-service for our coworkers on the VRD conference, and I think we're going to be concentrating on how dig ref and...
Rikhei Harris
lharri15@...
Dec 2, 2004 1:50 am
10335
Hi everyone, I have attached a positive VR article I am in the process of editing and would love suggestions regarding a journal to publish it in. I will be...
Mary Zimmerman
kindone@...
Dec 2, 2004 3:38 am
10336
DATABASES: DATABANKS AND SEARCH SERVICE PROVIDERS: Ovid Enriches Online Bibliographic Database Search 2 December 2004 Ovid Enriches Online Bibliographic...
David P. Dillard
jwne@...
Dec 2, 2004 12:29 pm
10337
I believe that eventhough it is not mentioned in the press release, this sounds like Ovid's new OpenURL product. Best, Marty ... To sign off from DIG_REF,...
Martin Kesselman
martyk@...
Dec 2, 2004 12:33 pm
10338
Mary, Have you considered Internet Reference Services Quarterly? Allyson Washburn Distributed Learning Services Librarian Brigham Young University 3329 HBLL ...
Allyson Washburn
allyson_washburn@...
Dec 2, 2004 3:51 pm
10339
Please excuse cross-postings: Job Opportunity Virtual Reference Coordinator The Tampa Bay Library Consortium is seeking a Virtual Reference Coordinator to...
Diana Sachs
sachsd@...
Dec 2, 2004 6:22 pm
10340
I am SO pleased to see this and other similar job openings list here, especially in light of the fact that only 10 years ago there were hot discussions on the...
Michael Hart
hart@...
Dec 2, 2004 7:11 pm
10341
I have a sneaking suspicion that the good general positive article refuting the negative articles about virtual reference has yet to be written (at least I...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Dec 2, 2004 9:21 pm
10342
Call for Papers New Reference Research: 11th Reference Research Forum, 2005 The Research and Statistics Committee of the Reference Services Section of RUSA is...
Sarah J. Hammill
hammills@...
Dec 2, 2004 10:09 pm
10343
In looking at Carol Tenopir's LJ article I was reminded of a question I had when reading part 1 of the Arret/Coffman article in "Searcher". Those of us who've...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Dec 2, 2004 10:09 pm
10344
There probably are many reasons why web-based call center software "basically failed" in the marketplace. If indeed it has failed. It was introduced early in...
Nancy ONeill
Nancy.ONeill@...
Dec 2, 2004 10:51 pm
10345
Posted to SOAF. Forwarded with permission. -- Danianne Originally posted to Web4Lib. Forwarded with permission. -- George Open WorldCat is a work in...
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