Virtual reference is also described using these terms:
- Reference sources available 24/7
- Ask a Librarian
- Digital Reference
- E Reference
- Live Chat
- Chat Reference
- Electronic Reference sources
Let's check out this PDF document link that gives us the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Virtual Librarians - http://qandanj.org/description/7habits.pdf
Now, let's conduct a virtual reference interview. How does it differ from a face-to-face one?
http://www.ifla.org/VII/dg/dgrw/dp99-06.htm
But, you may ask, how do you interact with your patron in a virtual library reference interview?
- Chat
- SMS or Short Message Service, such as text messaging using a CELL phone
Interested in finding a chat reference librarian? Here's a list of libraries offering these services: http://liswiki.org/wiki/Chat_reference_libraries
What's the invisible or hidden or deep web?
Video #1
Video #2 Searching the Deep Web
Visit these indexes to the deep Web:
- Science.gov searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of full text government science information, including research and development results. http://www.science.gov/index.html
- PubMed a free archive of life science journals. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/
Libraries of the future
Video #3 - South Carolina Digital Library initiative
The South Carolina Digital Library is a great example of the library of the future. You can access all of their free resources online at: http://www.scmemory.org/index.php
Video #4 - The Library of Congress Digital Library
This material was gathered by Linda Aksomitis
Instructor for Introduction to Internet Writing Markets
and Credenda Virtual High School & College
Instructor for Introduction to Internet Writing Markets
and Credenda Virtual High School & College
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