To the continuing discussion about when digital reference started I can tell that we at Silkeborg Public Library started our online direct reference service...
Doris Birch Friis
dbf@...
Mar 1, 2003 3:10 pm
7181
I got my questions answered about Questionpoint. Thankyou ! ... To sign off from DIG_REF, send a message to LISTSERV@... with the command SIGNOFF...
Christina McClure
cmcclure@...
Mar 1, 2003 3:48 pm
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Hello, Search on http://www.dos.state.fl.us/dlis/bld/Research_Office/BLD_Research.html, you´ll find some information when digital reference service started: ...
Omar Velez.
ovelez@...
Mar 1, 2003 4:23 pm
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Omar, Thanks for pointing out that literature review. That review confirms what I said in an earlier note, that e-mail reference service was first written ...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Mar 1, 2003 10:51 pm
7184
Hello, Does anyone know when the first voice over the Internet occured? Also, I am searching for history on software usage for digital reference and especially...
erica petersen
ericapetersen@...
Mar 3, 2003 12:22 am
7185
Hello, Does anyone know when the first voice over the Internet occured? Also, I am searching for history on software usage for digital reference and especially...
erica petersen
ericapetersen@...
Mar 3, 2003 12:28 am
7186
Dear Donna, Welcome to the list. You might want to check your spelling next time, 3 misspelled words in one brief email! Perhaps you were typing too fast?...
Todd Hively
todd.hively@...
Mar 3, 2003 2:26 pm
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Dear Todd, I think there is no offense. I´m a spanish speaker. While I learn different topics I know new vocabulary. So, it´s very important for foreign...
Omar Velez.
ovelez@...
Mar 3, 2003 3:03 pm
7188
Hi Bernie: One of the points missing is that occasional chat services were instituted in various libraries at various times. For example, we had an ...
R._Lee_Hadden/GD/USGS...
R._Lee_Hadden/GD/USGS...
Mar 3, 2003 3:59 pm
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Lee, Thanks much! AS I hinted at in an earlier note, I have a feeling that the more I dig into this, the more early examples I will find. Some were written up...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Mar 3, 2003 5:12 pm
7190
Bernie, See: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dig_ref/message/5853, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dig_ref/message/5856, and ...
Matthew R. Marsteller
matthewm@...
Mar 3, 2003 6:14 pm
7191
I don't know if this has already been addressed in this thread, I have been in the middle of a move from the University of Florida to the Houston area. I was...
Anne-Marie (Mimi) Pap...
mimipappas@...
Mar 3, 2003 10:22 pm
7192
Virtual PC might be a bridge solution to consider. It runs on a Mac and was just acquired by Microsoft from Connectix. Product information about Virtual PC...
Brandis, Rushton
rbrandis@...
Mar 3, 2003 10:42 pm
7193
Yeah, I have Virtual PC and it runs great but I was told by LSSI that they don't like how it performs with their software. It makes sense that it would slow...
Anne-Marie (Mimi) Pap...
mimipappas@...
Mar 3, 2003 10:46 pm
7194
Mimi, Click&Care works with Mac, provided that you have Mac OS X10 or later. You can do a quick test and see if it suits your needs: ...
Jenny Zhan
jenny@...
Mar 4, 2003 12:12 pm
7195
Hello, I am working with some librarians on testing different virtual reference software packages to see if they are at all compatible with screen readers,...
Lori Bell
lbell927@...
Mar 5, 2003 3:48 am
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Peter's Digital Reference Shelf - March 2003 The March 2003 edition of Peter's Digital Ready Reference Shelf is available on the Gale Group website. Peter...
Lois Kiehl
kiehl@...
Mar 5, 2003 1:07 pm
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Please excuse any cross-postings. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: Papers and Presentations The VRD 5th Annual Digital Reference Conference "Reference Roundup" November...
Joann Wasik
jmwasik@...
Mar 5, 2003 5:12 pm
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Hello, We would appreciate your help! We are embarking on a virtual reference service this year. We will be using the 24/7 Reference software and the...
Cheryl Becker
cbecker@...
Mar 6, 2003 4:30 pm
7199
I highly recommend the "Virtual Reference Services: Marketing Guidelines" prepared by Girvin Strategic Branding and Design (Seattle) for the King County...
Hirko, Buff
bhirko@...
Mar 6, 2003 4:59 pm
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PolySearch Energy <http://www2.hawaii.edu/~jacso/extra/egyeb/poly-energy.htm> Dr. Péter Jacsó has created a new web search "tool" especially if you're...
King, Hannah
Hannah.King@...
Mar 6, 2003 5:08 pm
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I thought I would take a shot at putting together a Web page that lists links to various library virtual/digital reference policy documents and virtual/digital...
Sloan, Bernie
bernies@...
Mar 6, 2003 9:19 pm
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Bernie, Take a look at NYPL's Ask Librarians Online policies at http://www.nypl.org/branch/ask/about.html Harriet Shalat Director, Ask Librarians Online ...
hshalat
hshalat@...
Mar 6, 2003 10:35 pm
7203
Hello everyone, In January of 2002, Steve Coffman posted a message saying that the new Release of LSSI's Virtual Reference software 2.0 worked "seamlessly" on...
Connie Johnson
cjohnso2@...
Mar 7, 2003 1:07 am
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Connie, My understanding is that for both LSSI and 24/7 the librarian has to be on a PC, regardless of whether you are using basic or Interact. However,...
Margaret Turqman
MTurqman@...
Mar 7, 2003 3:04 pm
7205
Colleagues, The National Agricultural Library (NAL) has a Research and Reader Services [reference]librarian position open through April 14, 2003. It is for ...
Karl Schneider
kschneid@...
Mar 7, 2003 3:18 pm
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Ellen FYI regarding the unclear status of Mac users with LSSI (Answers Unlimited). Betty ... From: Dig_Ref [mailto:dig_ref@...]On Behalf Of...
Betty Giorgi
blgiorgi@...
Mar 7, 2003 3:39 pm
7207
Our vendor told us that the reason their co-browsing won't work with the Mac is that co-browsing requires Java 1.1. And support for Java 1.1 was only added to...
Lucy Harrison
LHarrison@...
Mar 7, 2003 3:59 pm
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Here's how LSSI works for us when a MAC user comes online. It downshifts automatically to the BASIC module. (This is also true when somebody with an old...
Shelle Witten
shelle.witten@...
Mar 8, 2003 12:27 am
7209
Dear All, I'm on holiday, and will return on Monday, March 17th, 2003. Talk to you then. Jill ... To sign off from DIG_REF, send a message to...