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Title: State of Virtual Reference


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State of Virtual Reference
  • January 2004

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Libraries using VR
  • Gerry McKiernans Registry of Virtual Reference
  • (http//www.public.iastate.edu/CYBERSTACKS/LiveR
    ef.htm)
  • Joseph Janes global census of Virtual Reference
  • (http//www.vrd2003.org/proceedings/presentation.
    cfm?PID162)
  • Hundreds of libraries doing VR alone or in
    consortia.
  • More VR software providers than ever.
  • Other big trend Patrons using IM.

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Collaborations
  • Almost 100 collabs on Bernie Sloans pages.
  • (http//alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/b-sloan/collab.htm)
  • QuestionPoint
  • Night Owl (NCSU, UNC, Duke)
  • State Services (MASSanswers, AnswerZone,
    AnswerOnline, AskAway,KANanswer, Answerland),
    Regional, National (ASERLs project, CDRS)
    International (Ask A Librarian- Finland, AskNow-
    Australia)

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Organizations
  • Virtual Reference Desk. (http//www.vrd.org) They
    host the VRD conference.
  • MARS Ad Hoc Committee on Virtual Reference
    working on guidelines, policies and standards for
    librarian behavior and administration of Virtual
    Reference.

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Other Virtual Services
  • Ask a Locator- A network of expert-based
    services (for instance, ask an ornithologist)
    (http//www.vrd.org/locator/subject.shtml)
  • LSSI and 24/7- rent a librarian services.
  • RIP AskERIC- Educators Reference Desk
    (http//www.eduref.org/)
  • Why isnt there an EbscoHost VR service??

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Standards
  • Interoperability between systems
  • Interoperability with email
  • Librarian Performance guidelines
  • Administration practices
  • Major Players
  • RUSA- quality, behavior, administration
  • NISO Netref community (hardware, software,
    metadata, organization schemes)- stems from work
    on WRC

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Listservs
  • DIG_REF http//www.vrd.org/Dig_Ref/dig_ref.shtml
  • Livereference http//groups.yahoo.com/group/livere
    ference/
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