In this exercise, you will ask questions to a chat reference service and experience the service yourself. Each student selects a service from the list below, initiates a chat session, and asks questions related to both of your research topics. You have 15 minutes to chat with a librarian, and after that you will share with us how you think of your experience.
Colorado http://www.askcolorado.org/
Idaho http://www.answerxpress.com/
New York Public Library http://www.nypl.org/questions/chat.html
Massachusetts http://www.massanswers.org/
Mississippi http://www.247ref.org/portal/access3.cfm?lib=MELO
Montana http://montanalibraries.org/AskA/AskA.asp
Western New York http://www.wnylrc.org/vreferen/index.htm
North Carolina http://www.ncknows.org
IM librarains at UNC libraries http://www.lib.unc.edu/livehelp/imnames.html
IM a librarian at Davis -
davisrefdesk
IM a librarian at Undergraduate Library -
undergradref
IM a librarian at HSL -
AskHSLChat
IM a librarian at Sciences Libraries -
ScienceRefUNC
IM a librarian at Math/Physics Library -
mathphysicsref
IM a librarian at Stone Center Library -
stonecenterref
IM a librarian at Planning Library -
planref
(If you are using a public computer, you may go to www.aol.com and access AIM on the Web. )
Or, if you are interested in a particular library's resources, you can check the library's website and see if they offer chat reference service. If they do, you can chat with their librarians and ask for help.