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Instant Messaging Proposal and Acceptance


A few days ago I presented the work that Jonathan (the web librarian) and I had done on getting an instant messaging reference service up and running at Edgewood. It went over very well and even some of the more luddite librarians thought that we could do this. There were a lot of questions about [...]

Getting the Word Out


I am finishing up a practicum at Capital Newspapers, publisher of the Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times. For one of my final projects there, I again implemented instant messaging. This time I implemented it into the news library’s intranet: “The Library Files.” I was comfortable enough with it from my experience at Edgewood [...]

The Technical Side of IM


Choosing the right technology for your library and what you want to accomplish is important. It could be the difference between success and failure. That is why it took multiple meetings and testings for Jonathan and I to decide which IM service to use in our library. We finally decided on using Meebo because it [...]