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Subject:    Re: [Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative
From:       Brian Gray <mindspiral () gmail ! com>
Date:       2010-12-19 2:18:49
Message-ID: AANLkTimEu0fm5fyTwGYjm3eSFBbv8ZVtL5cOJBQm9=mR () mail ! gmail ! com
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Maybe they should make that more clear on their website.

My library, as well as people I know at other libraries, have looked at
interfaces that support chat and text. QuestionPoint never makes the list.

Brian Gray
mindspiral@gmail.com
bcg8@case.edu


On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Lori Bell <lbell927@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Question Point offers access to Mosio's TextaLibrarian through its
> interface.
>
> Lori Bell
> Lecturer
> School of Library and Information Science
> San Jose State University
> (309)338-5115
> lbell927@gmail.com
> lbell927@yahoo.com
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Brian Gray <mindspiral@gmail.com>
> *To:* Wilfred Drew <DrewW@tc3.edu>
> *Cc:* Lori Bell <lbell927@yahoo.com>; "web4lib-bounces@webjunction.org" <
> web4lib-bounces@webjunction.org>; "publib@webjunction.org" <
> publib@webjunction.org>; Web4Lib <web4lib@webjunction.org>
> *Sent:* Sat, December 18, 2010 6:33:51 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest
> Collaborative SMSText messaging Project
>
> Does QuestionPoint offer text? I did not think it did, which makes these
> very different services.
>
> Brian Gray
> mindspiral@gmail.com
> bcg8@case/edu
>
>
> On Sat, Dec 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM, Wilfred Drew <DrewW@tc3.edu> wrote:
>
>> Why is this any better than QuestionPoint?
>> Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S.,   Assistant Professor.
>> Librarian.                                          TC3    Sent from my
>> Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Lori Bell <lbell927@yahoo.com>
>> Sender: "web4lib-bounces@webjunction.org" <
>> web4lib-bounces@webjunction.org>
>> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:20:19
>> To: publib@webjunction.org<publib@webjunction.org>;
>> web4lib@webjunction.org<web4lib@webjunction.org>
>> Subject: [Web4lib] Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative
>> SMS
>>        Text messaging Project
>>
>> Libraries Invited to Join My Info Quest Collaborative SMS Text Messaging
>> Project
>>
>>
>> Libraries of all types and sizes are invited to join the My Info
>> Quest(http://www.myinfoquest.info) collaborative SMS text messaging
>> project,
>> which kicked off on July 20, 2009 and continues its growth into 2011.  My
>> Info
>> Quest, the first collaborative text message reference service, will use
>> Mosio’s
>> Text A Librarian (http://www.textalibrarian.com) program to provide the
>> service
>> as of January 2011.   Over 60 libraries of all types from across the
>> United
>> States participated in the program’s pilot phase, during which Altarama
>> and
>> Gmail were used through December 2010.  My Info Quest won the Illinois
>> Library
>> Association Reference Service Award in Fall 2010.
>> Participation requirements are minimal. A library need only staff the desk
>> at
>> least two hours per week, attend online meetings and training, and
>> participate
>> in evaluation activities.  The  cost to join this innovative service at
>> this
>> time is $399 annually. My Info Quest is coordinated by Lori Bell,
>> administered
>> by Mary-Carol Lindbloom, Executive Director of  the South Central Regional
>> Library Council in New York State, and evaluated by Dr. Lili Luo of the
>> School
>> of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University.
>>
>> An informational session about the My Info Quest collaborative SMS-based
>> reference service (http://www.myinfoquest.info/) will be held during ALA
>> Midwinter on Friday, January 7, 2011 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. PST.  Meet in
>> the
>> lobby of the Manchester Grand Hyatt
>> (http://manchestergrand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null), which is
>> located
>> at One Market Place near the San Diego Convention Center.  If the wifi in
>> the
>> lobby is good, we'll also offer the informational meeting online in the
>> OPAL My
>> Info Quest online room
>> (http://www.conference321.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs2ed9c201df78).
>> The
>> start time in other times zones is 5:30 p.m. Mountain, 6:30 p.m. Central,
>> and
>> 7:30 p.m. Eastern.  For more information, please contact Tom Peters
>> (tpeters@tapinformation.com or 816.616.6746).
>> If you would like to join, please contact Project Coordinator Lori Bell at
>> lbell927@gmail.comor Project Administrator Mary-Carol Lindbloom at
>> mclindbloom@scrlc.org.   You will receive informational documents and an
>> agreement form to complete that includes your preferred hours of coverage.
>> If
>> you would like to join the program’s discussion and communication group,
>> visit
>> http://groups.google.com/group/InfoQuest. Visit the project’s website at
>> http://www.myinfoquest.info.
>>
>>  Lori Bell
>> Lecturer
>> School of Library and Information Science
>> San Jose State University
>> (309)338-5115
>> lbell927@gmail.com
>> lbell927@yahoo.com
>>
>>
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