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"I have been dabbling with two apps on my phone: Loopt and WhosHere. These programs allow you to create a profile and then see other people who are nearby and have the software installed on their phones too. I created a very librarian-centric profile and put it out there to see what would happen."
2 weeks, 4 responses

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onlocation geosocial socialnetworking reference

Reference kiosk at main library entrance for floorplan, staff, hours, and skype vidchat. Gets maybe 1 question a week but lots of hits on info pages.

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skype reference vidcast

Blog showing transcripts of reference questions received by SMS at Bobst Library; comments show stats of response times.

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reference sms texting

"For the past several years, subject librarians have hosted office hours in academic departments. A few years ago, the reference staff tested a series of "Librarian in the House" events in East Campus dorms. (Interest was weak, so the series was abandoned.) This past spring, Acheson, the former library assistant, designed a pilot "roving reference" program, under which librarians roamed Bostock and Perkins armed with an iPhone and a Sony UMPC handheld wireless device, bringing their services directly to students.

Though librarians loved wielding the spiffy devices, they called off the program after finding that the percentage of in-depth questions was lower than at the desk, and that "most questions didn't require a computer," Acheson says. For those questions that did, librarians found it easier to help students on their own laptops, rather than connecting via a handheld device."

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onlocation reference technology

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searchengine reference

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reference floorplan photo

"WikiRef is a collaborative review of databases, books, websites, etc., that are part of the collection of Reference Resources available at or via the Butler University Libraries."

"Butler librarians, faculty, staff, and students are welcome to add their comments... Please only delete or change text if it is factually incorrect or unprofessional in deportment..."

Editing okay, but "You must be logged into your seedwiki account to upload images or other files. If you don't have an account you can start a free account."

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wiki subjectguide reference academic

Advocates the attempt; discussion in comments.

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cafe onlocation reference roaming

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skype reference videochat

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iphone reference texting

www.library.cmu.edu/...index.html - Preview

games gaming reference shelving