The viability of live online reference: An assessment

被引:15
作者
Horowitz, LR [1 ]
Flanagan, PA
Helman, DL
机构
[1] MIT Lib, Cent Ref Serv, Cambridge, MA USA
[2] Worcester Polytech Inst, George C Gordon Lib, Worcester, MA 01609 USA
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D O I
10.1353/pla.2005.0027
中图分类号
G25 [图书馆学、图书馆事业]; G35 [情报学、情报工作];
学科分类号
1205 ; 120501 ;
摘要
The MIT Libraries enthusiastically implemented real-time online reference service in September 2001. After 15 months, Ask Us!-Live was suspended due to ongoing software problems. This article describes the four-part assessment of the service with recommendations for the future.
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页码:239 / 258
页数:20
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